There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman. View quotes by Henry Fielding
A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity, but a weak one is odious in the former, and contemptible in the latter. View quotes by George Grenville
Miserable man! Oh! most contemptible and worthy of all scorn; with slouched hat and guilty eye, skulking from his God; prowling among the shipping like a vile burglar hastening to cross the seas. View quotes by Herman Melville