From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step
In life, things that are noble and magnificent are never far from things that are trivial and laughable. This saying has been attributed to both Napoleon Bonaparte and the French statesman Talleyrand.
Words Nearby From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step
- from the cradle to the grave
- from the ground up
- from the horse's mouth
- from the outset
- from the sublime to the ridiculous
- From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step
- from the word go
- from this day forward
- from time to time
- from way back
- frond
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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