Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success. (Oliver Goldsmith)

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.

Oliver Goldsmith

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