Roger L'Estrange Quote Explained: It is a way of calling a man a fool when no attention is given to what he says.

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There is no opposing brutal force to the stratagems of human reason.

Journalist

· England

Brutal
Force

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The lowest boor may laugh on being tickled, but a man must have intelligence to be amused by wit.

- Roger L'Estrange

Journalist

· England

Laughing

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He that contemns a shrew to the degree of not descending to words with her does worse than beat her.

- Roger L'Estrange

Journalist

· England

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We never think of the main business of life till a vain repentance minds us of it at the wrong end.

- Roger L'Estrange

Journalist

· England

Mind

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Humor is the offspring of man; it comes forth like Minerva, fully armed from the brain.

- Roger L'Estrange

Journalist

· England

Brain

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A universal applause is seldom less than two thirds of a scandal

- Roger L'Estrange

Journalist

· England

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Partiality in a parent is unlucky; for fondlings are in danger to be made fools.

- Roger L'Estrange

Journalist

· England

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The most insupportable of tyrants exclaim against the exercise of arbitrary power.

- Roger L'Estrange

Journalist

· England

It is a way of calling a man a fool when no attention is given to what he says.

It is a way of calling a man a fool when no attention is given to what he says.

There is no opposing brutal force to the stratagems of human reason.

The lowest boor may laugh on being tickled, but a man must have intelligence to be amused by wit.

He that contemns a shrew to the degree of not descending to words with her does worse than beat her.

We never think of the main business of life till a vain repentance minds us of it at the wrong end.

Humor is the offspring of man; it comes forth like Minerva, fully armed from the brain.

A universal applause is seldom less than two thirds of a scandal

Partiality in a parent is unlucky; for fondlings are in danger to be made fools.

The most insupportable of tyrants exclaim against the exercise of arbitrary power.

Like all art, poems are only hints and guesses that draw our attention to something larger.

The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard.

I should pay attention to what I know and not talk more just because I won a Nobel Prize.

Fire will attract more attention than any other cry for help.

Know what is behind you, and pay particular attention to anything out of place.

Far too often we see attention paid to the firearm and not the criminal.

I don’t really feel like you’re making a record unless you pay attention to it.

Sometimes the best way to get someone’s attention is to stop giving them yours.

It is a way of calling a man a fool when no attention is given to what he says.

It is a way of calling a man a fool when no attention is given to what he says.

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