Ridicule is like a wolf: it only destroys those who fear it

Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool

Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

I know that there are things that never have been funny, and never will be. And I know that ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.

Ridicule is the language of the devil