Ridiculous

Famous quotes containing the word ridiculous:

“One would appear ridiculous who would say, that it is only probable the sun will rise to-morrow, or that all men must die; though it is plain we have no further assurance of these facts than what experience affords us.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)

“Museums are just a lot of lies, and the people who make art their business are mostly imposters.... We have infected the pictures in museums with all our stupidities, all our mistakes, all our poverty of spirit. We have turned them into petty and ridiculous things.”
—Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)

“It is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)