Ridiculous

Famous quotes containing the word ridiculous:

“Nothing is more ridiculous in old people that were once good-looking, than to forget that they are not so still.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

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

“For a man who loves power, competition from the gods is annoying. I have done away with that. I have proven to these illusory gods that a man, if he has the will, can practice, without any apprenticeship, their ridiculous trade.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)