Despise Quotes - Page 4

Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents.

Funny how people despise platitudes, when they are usually the truest thing going. A thing has to be pretty true before it gets to be a platitude.

Punning is a talent which no man affects to despise but he that is without it.

To despise all effort is the greatest effort of all.

Languages are no more than the keys of Sciences. He who despises one, slights the other.

None despise fame more heartily than those who have no possible claim to it.

Despise pleasure; pleasure bought by pain in injurious.

God knows that we should not despise anything. We must do our best.

I have been despised by better men than you.

Whoever despises himself still esteems the despiser within himself.

We cannot hate those who we despise.

I despise my own nation most. Because I know it best. Because I still love it, suffering from Hope. For me, that's patrotism.

Dangers by being despised grow great.

Contempt is not a thing to be despised.

That danger which is despised arrives the soonest.

That's the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.

Some indeed there are who profess to despise all flattery, but even these are nevertheless to be flattered, by being told that they do despise it.

Because, to despise money, one must have plenty of it.

Flattery, if judiciously administered, is always acceptable, however much we may despise the flatterer.

There is a war that makes us adore our conquerors and despise ourselves.

It is easy to despise what you cannot get

Neither despise nor oppose what thou dost not understand.

More sinners are cursed at not because we despise their sins but because we envy their success at sinning.

Valour, however unfortunate, commands great respect even from enemies: but the Romans despise cowardice, even though it be prosperous.

Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.