Ridicule is the best test of truth.

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Ridicule is the best test of truth. This quote means that if someone is saying something that isn't true, in order to prove it, they should be ridiculed.

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1. Ridicule is the best test of truth.

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2. In matters of religion and matrimony I never give advice, because I will not have anybody's torments in this world or the next laid to my charge.

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3. Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.

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