“The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly
related that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the
sublime makes the ridiculous, and one step above the ridiculous makes the
sublime again.” —Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason (1794)Thursday, May 5, 2016
Quote of the Day (Thomas Paine, on ‘The Sublime and the Ridiculous’)
“The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly
related that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the
sublime makes the ridiculous, and one step above the ridiculous makes the
sublime again.” —Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason (1794)
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