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Quote by Franz Grillparzer
Oh that wisdom was half as zealous for converts as ridicule. - Fra

Oh that wisdom was half as zealous for converts as ridicule. – Franz Grillparzer

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Those who want to row on the ocean of human knowledge do not get far, and the storm drives those out of their course who set sail. – Franz Grillparzer

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Knowledge
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Franz Grillparzer
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Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us. – Thomas Jefferson

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Ridicule often checks what is absurd, and fully as often smothers that which is noble. – Sir Walter Scott

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I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly. – George Farquhar

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Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh. – Martin Tupper

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