The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false.
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Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
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Ridicule has historically proven itself a rickety fence for great ideas.
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Ridicule is like a wolf: it only destroys those who fear it
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Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool
Ridicule is the best test of truth
Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.
Ridicule is the language of the devil
Everyone pretends to be 'free thinkers', but few individuals pass the line into expressive territories that may be detrimental to their own social well-being.
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A man does not have to feel less than human to realize his sin; oppositely, he has to realize that he gets no special vindication for his sin.
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Discernment is the son of good judgment and the father of self-control. When mixed with an already clear conscience, the ability to read the true motives of a critic keeps one's conscience both clear and at ease.
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It is never ridicule, but a compliment, that knocks a philosopher off his feet. He is already positioned for every possible counter-attack, counter-argument, and retort...only to find a big bear hug coming his way.
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Satire's nature is to be one-sided, contemptuous of ambiguity, and so unfairly selective as to find in the purity of ridicule an inarguable moral truth.
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Ridicule is the best test of truth.
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If a man cannot understand the beauty of life, it is probably because life never understood the beauty in him.
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