Of all afflictions, the worst is self-
contempt.
View quotes by Berthold AuerbachNone but the
contemptible are apprehensive of
contemptView quotes by Duc De La RochefoucauldIt 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.
View quotes by PlutarchWhat is this world that is hastening me toward I know not what, viewing me with
contempt?
View quotes by Kahlil GibranContempt is frequently regulated by fashion
View quotes by Johann Georg Von ZimmermannThere is small risk a general will be regarded with
contempt by those he leads, if, whatever he may have to preach, he shows himself best able to perform.
View quotes by XenophonOld age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the
contempt inspired by vice; it whitens only the hair.
View quotes by Ira GershwinA rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a
contempt for roguery as you imagine.
View quotes by John GaySomeone 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'
View quotes by PlutarchIf the whole of the english language could be condensed into one word, it would not suffice to express the utter
contempt those invite who are so deluded as to be disciples of such an imposture as Darwinism.
View quotes by Francis MorrisCompare the demeanours of Flintoff and Rooney, and you'll get what I mean. The respect between the teams was wonderful - and respect for your opponent is better to have in your armoury than
contempt.
View quotes by Michael ParkinsonRape is highly reprehensible, both in a moral sense and in its almost total
contempt for the personal integrity and autonomy of the female victim and for the latter's privilege of choosing those with whom intimate relations are to be established.
View quotes by Byron R WhiteHis game embraced a
contempt for his fate, a fomaing fury, because to him cricket was a game of kill or be killed, a street fighter in which it was left to the umpires to keep peace [on Viv Richards]
View quotes by Peter RoebuckRage cannot be hidden, it can only be dissembled. This dissembling deludes the thoughtless, and strengthens rage and adds, to rage,
contempt.
View quotes by James BaldwinAh, 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
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