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“It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.”

Humans Pay Regard Affair Ridiculous

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Pliny the Elder (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Pliny the Elder (Illustrated)

“Every brand of religion maintains, and is, a permanent mechanism for transmitting ideas and values - whether one regards those values as admirable or ridiculous. Secularist organizations, with their generally looser, nonhierarchical structures, lack the power to hand down and disseminate their heritage in such a systematic way.”

Way Ideas Hands Religion Values Organization Regard Down And Structure Ridiculous Brands Permanent Heritage Mechanism Admirable Systematic

Author:Susan Jacoby

“I don't regard myself as any kind of conservative, except conceivably neo, and that word, of course, is a ridiculous appellation, because it's used to describe a group that was ready to make war on the status quo, which is not a conservative position.”

Kind War Used Courses Groups Position Ready Regard Conservative Ridiculous Status Quo

Author:Christopher Hitchens

“I am a ridiculous man. They call me a madman now. That would be a distinct rise in my social position were it not that they still regard me as being as ridiculous as ever.”

Men Stills Would Be Social Position Regard Ridiculous Call Me Madmen

Book:The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky

Source: The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky

“You're more than Dauntless," he says in a low voice. "But if you want to be just like them, hurling yourself into ridiculous situations for no reason and retaliating against your enemies without any regard for what's ethical, go right ahead. I thought you were better than that, but maybe I was wrong.”

Ifs Want Reason Voice Situation Enemy Lows Regard Ridiculous No Reason Ethical Dauntless Hurling

Author:Veronica Roth

“Among the authorities it is generally agreed that the Earth is at rest in the middle of the universe, and they regard it as inconceivable and even ridiculous to hold the opposite opinion. However, if we consider it more closely the question will be seen to be still unsettled, and so decidedly not to be despised. For every apparent change in respect of position is due to motion of the object observed, or of the observer, or indeed to an unequal change of both.”

Ifs Stills Earth Science Universe Opinion Middle Position Objects Authority Opposites Regard Dues Ridiculous Observers Despised

Book:On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

Source: On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres