Ridicule: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations
Ridiculum acri Fortius et melius magnas plerumque secat res. Ridicule often cuts the Gordian knot more effectively than the severity of satire.— HORACE — Satiræ. I. 10. 14.
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Ridiculum acri Fortius et melius magnas plerumque secat res. Ridicule often cuts the Gordian knot more effectively than the severity of satire.— HORACE — Satiræ. I. 10. 14.