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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

Other quotes by Franz Grillparzer

Science and art, or by the same token, poetry and prose differ from one another like a journey and an excursion. The purpose of the journey is its goal, the purpose of an excursion is the process. – Franz Grillparzer

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Poetry
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Franz Grillparzer
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Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. – Franz Grillparzer

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thankful
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Franz Grillparzer
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Other Quotes from
Ridicule
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We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects. – William Hazlitt

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Ridicule

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

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Ridicule

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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Ridicule

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

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Ridicule

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The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community. – William James

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