Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us. Thomas Jefferson
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities. Oscar Wilde
To ridicule philosophy is really to philosophize. Blaise Pascal
Ridicule is the best test of truth. Lord Chesterfield
No God and no religion can survive ridicule. No political church, no nobility, no royalty or other fraud, can face ridicule in a fair field, and live. Mark Twain
Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life. Joseph Addison