Richter sollen zwei gleiche Ohren haben—Judges should have two ears, both alike. Ger. Pr.
Ride si sapis—Laugh, if you are wise. Mart.
Ridentem dicere verum / Quid vetat?—Why may a man not speak the truth in a jocular vein? Hor.
Ridere in stomacho—To laugh inwardly, i.e., in one's sleeve.
Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm. 35 Addison.
Ridet argento domus—The house is smiling with silver. Hor.
Ridetur chorda qui semper oberrat eadem—He is laughed at who is for ever harping away on the same string. Hor.
Ridicule has ever been the most powerful enemy of enthusiasm, and properly the only antagonist that can be opposed to it with success. Goldsmith.
Ridicule intrinsically is a small faculty; we may say, the smallest of all faculties that other men are at the pains to repay with any esteem. It is directly opposed to thought, to knowledge, properly so called; its nourishment and essence is denial, which hovers on the surface, while knowledge dwells far below. Carlyle.
Ridicule is a weak weapon when levelled at a 40 strong mind; but common men are cowards, and dread an empty laugh. Tupper.