Ridiculous

Famous quotes containing the word ridiculous:

“Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.”
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)

“That a guardian should require another guardian to take care of him is ridiculous indeed.”
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)

“Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well, and not be ridiculous, though in a ridiculous act.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)