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Contempt Quotes

Friendship is made up of esteem and pleasure; pity is composed of sorrow and contempt: The mind may for some time fluctuate between them, but it can never entertain both at once Picture Quote #1

Politics resemble religion; attempting to divest either of ceremony is the most certain mode of bringing either into contempt Picture Quote #1

Don't hold your parents up to contempt. After all, you are their son, and it is just possible that you may take after them Picture Quote #1

Speculation is the romance of trade, and casts contempt upon all its sober realities. It renders the stock-jobber a magician, and the exchange a region of enchantment Picture Quote #1

There is a common emotion we all recognize and have not yet named - the happy anticipation of being able to feel contempt Picture Quote #1

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt Picture Quote #1

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The greatest enemy of authority, therefore, is contempt, and the surest way to undermine it is laughter Picture Quote #1

I do not look on self indulgent, sensual people as worthy of my hatred; I simply look upon them with contempt for their poorness of character Picture Quote #1

Men naturally sympathize with the calamities of individuals; but they are inclined to look on a fallen party with contempt rather than with pity Picture Quote #1

Self contempt is a serpent that ever gnaws at one's breath, sucking the life blood from one's own heart and mixing it with the poison of misanthropy and despair Picture Quote #1

It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt Picture Quote #1

Someone praising a man for his foolhardy bravery, cato, the elder, said, there is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life Picture Quote #1

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Cato the elder, when somebody was praising a man for his foolhardy bravery, said that there was an essential difference between a really brave man and one who had merely a contempt for life Picture Quote #1

We can state with conviction, therefore, that a man's support for absolute government is in direct proportion to the contempt he feels for his country Picture Quote #1

A man's admiration for absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him Picture Quote #1

Speak with contempt of no man. Every one hath a tender sense of reputation. And every man hath a sting, which he may, if provoked too far, dart out at one time or other Picture Quote #1

How little praise warms out of a man the good that is in him, as the sneer of contempt which he feels is unjust chill the ardor to excel Picture Quote #1

Charlie had that defensive contempt for homosexuals which people often have when their own sexuality is an embarrassment to them Picture Quote #1

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Those that look with contempt upon worldly honours shall be recompensed with the honour that cometh from God, which is the true honour Picture Quote #1

Omissions are sins, and must come into judgment, and particularly the contempt and neglect of the seals of the covenant Picture Quote #1

Whenever religion shows contempt or disregards the rights of persons, even under the noblest pretexts, it draws us away from reality and God Picture Quote #1

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice Picture Quote #1

If ever a man and his wife, or a man and his mistress, who pass nights as well as days together, absolutely lay aside all good breeding, their intimacy will soon degenerate into a coarse familiarity, infallibly productive of contempt or disgust Picture Quote #1

Cowards father cowards and base things sire base; nature hath meal and bran, contempt and grace Picture Quote #1

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Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race Picture Quote #1

True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper Picture Quote #1

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else Picture Quote #1

Writing itself is a bad enough trade, rightly held up to ridicule and contempt by the greater part of mankind, and especially by those who do real work, plowing, riding, sailing - or even walking about. It is a sound instinct in men to feel this distrust and contempt for writing; and as for writing about writing, why, it is writing squared; it is writing to the second power, in which the original evil is concentrated Picture Quote #1

To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt Picture Quote #1

Ah, there is nothing more beautiful than the difference between the thought about sinful creatures which is natural to a holy being, and the thought about sinful creatures which is natural to a self-righteous being. The one is all contempt; the other, all pity Picture Quote #1

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Friendship is made up of esteem and pleasure; pity is composed of sorrow and contempt: The mind may for some time fluctuate between them, but it can never entertain both at once (Contempt Quotes) Politics resemble religion; attempting to divest either of ceremony is the most certain mode of bringing either into contempt (Contempt Quotes) Don't hold your parents up to contempt. After all, you are their son, and it is just possible that you may take after them (Contempt Quotes) Speculation is the romance of trade, and casts contempt upon all its sober realities. It renders the stock-jobber a magician, and the exchange a region of enchantment (Contempt Quotes) There is a common emotion we all recognize and have not yet named - the happy anticipation of being able to feel contempt (Contempt Quotes) There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt (Contempt Quotes) The greatest enemy of authority, therefore, is contempt, and the surest way to undermine it is laughter (Contempt Quotes) I do not look on self indulgent, sensual people as worthy of my hatred; I simply look upon them with contempt for their poorness of character (Contempt Quotes) Men naturally sympathize with the calamities of individuals; but they are inclined to look on a fallen party with contempt rather than with pity (Contempt Quotes) Self contempt is a serpent that ever gnaws at one's breath, sucking the life blood from one's own heart and mixing it with the poison of misanthropy and despair (Contempt Quotes) It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt (Contempt Quotes) Someone praising a man for his foolhardy bravery, cato, the elder, said, there is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life (Contempt Quotes) Cato the elder, when somebody was praising a man for his foolhardy bravery, said that there was an essential difference between a really brave man and one who had merely a contempt for life (Contempt Quotes) We can state with conviction, therefore, that a man's support for absolute government is in direct proportion to the contempt he feels for his country (Contempt Quotes) A man's admiration for absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him (Contempt Quotes) Speak with contempt of no man. Every one hath a tender sense of reputation. And every man hath a sting, which he may, if provoked too far, dart out at one time or other (Contempt Quotes) How little praise warms out of a man the good that is in him, as the sneer of contempt which he feels is unjust chill the ardor to excel (Contempt Quotes) Charlie had that defensive contempt for homosexuals which people often have when their own sexuality is an embarrassment to them (Contempt Quotes) Those that look with contempt upon worldly honours shall be recompensed with the honour that cometh from God, which is the true honour (Contempt Quotes) Omissions are sins, and must come into judgment, and particularly the contempt and neglect of the seals of the covenant (Contempt Quotes) Whenever religion shows contempt or disregards the rights of persons, even under the noblest pretexts, it draws us away from reality and God (Contempt Quotes) He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice (Contempt Quotes) If ever a man and his wife, or a man and his mistress, who pass nights as well as days together, absolutely lay aside all good breeding, their intimacy will soon degenerate into a coarse familiarity, infallibly productive of contempt or disgust (Contempt Quotes) Cowards father cowards and base things sire base; nature hath meal and bran, contempt and grace (Contempt Quotes) Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race (Contempt Quotes) True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper (Contempt Quotes) Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else (Contempt Quotes) Writing itself is a bad enough trade, rightly held up to ridicule and contempt by the greater part of mankind, and especially by those who do real work, plowing, riding, sailing - or even walking about. It is a sound instinct in men to feel this distrust and contempt for writing; and as for writing about writing, why, it is writing squared; it is writing to the second power, in which the original evil is concentrated (Contempt Quotes) To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt (Contempt Quotes) Ah, there is nothing more beautiful than the difference between the thought about sinful creatures which is natural to a holy being, and the thought about sinful creatures which is natural to a self-righteous being. The one is all contempt; the other, all pity (Contempt Quotes)

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