Quotes with despises

  • His scorn of the great is repeated too often to be real; no man thinks much of that which he despises.
  • A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.

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  • Confucius A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.
    Confucius
    Chinese philosopher (551 - 479)
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  • William Hazlitt A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.
    William Hazlitt
    English writer (1778 - 1830)
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  • Anne Brontë He despises me, because he knows I love him.
    The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848) ch. XVIII
    Anne Brontë
    British writer (1820 - 1849)
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  • Friedrich Nietzsche He who despises himself nevertheless esteems himself as a self-despiser.
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    German poet and philosopher (1844 - 1900)
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  • Samuel Johnson His scorn of the great is repeated too often to be real; no man thinks much of that which he despises.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Martin Luther I have no pleasure in any man who despises music. It is no invention of ours: it is a gift of God. I place it next to theology. Satan hates music: he knows how it drives the evil spirit out of us.
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  • Michel Eyquem De Montaigne Lying is a terrible vice, it testifies that one despises God, but fears men.
    Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
    French essayist and philosopher (1533 - 1592)
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  • George Washington The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.
    George Washington
    First president of the US (1732 - 1799)
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  • Ben Shapiro The Left despises Texas, with its stellar record of job growth; Texas, with its strong support for traditional marriage and the sanctity of life; Texas, the root of the conservative tree. Should the Left succeed in its attempt to turn Texas purple, America could turn permanently blue.
    Ben Shapiro
    American conservative political commentator and attorney (1984 - )
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  • Lady Mary Wortley Montagu The pretty fellows you speak of, I own entertain me sometimes, but is it impossible to be diverted with what one despises? I can laugh at a puppet show, at the same time I know there is nothing in it worth my attention or regard.
    Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
    English writer (1689 - 1762)
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  • James Baldwin A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled.
    James Baldwin
    American writer (1924 - 1987)
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