Derision Quotes

50 quotes by 43 authors

There once was an umpire whose vision Was cause for abuse and derision He remarked in surprise, 'Why pick on my eyes? It's my heart… — Ogden Nash
An inequality of property is the root and foundation of innumerable evils; it tends to derision, and to keep asunder the social feelings that should… — Orson Pratt
Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives. — Algernon Charles Swinburne
When I was younger, I did a TV show in the U.K. for a couple years, and I learned a lot from that. It taught… — Richard Madden
Surrender means that the history of this heroic struggle will be written by the enemy; that our youth will be trained by Northern school teachers;… — Patrick Cleburne
Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever.… — Khalil Gibran
Reeling and Writhing of course, to begin with,' the Mock Turtle replied, 'and the different branches of arithmetic-ambition, distraction, uglification, and derision. — Lewis Carroll
What is the essence of evil? It is forsaking a living fountain for broken cisterns. God gets derision and we get death. They are one:… — John Piper
Why do you love the woman you're in love with? Because she is. And that, after all, is God's own definition of Himself; I am… — Aldous Huxley
For a time after my divorce everything began to seem profoundly ironic to me. I found myself thinking of other peoples' worries as sources of… — Richard Ford
The temptation is to stay inside; to subside into the kind of recluse whom neighborhood children regard with derision and little awe; to let the… — Margaret Atwood
Half a dozen brats turned with expressions of derision, and Lyra threw her cigarette down, recognizing the cue for a fight. Everyone's daemon instantly became… — Philip Pullman
Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease… — Og Mandino
Yet, there was once a king worthy of that name. That king was Arthur. It is paramount disgrace of this evil generation that the name… — Stephen R. Lawhead
Why should you think that I should woo in scorn? Scorn and derision never come in tears: Look, when I vow, I weep; and vows… — William Shakespeare
Piracy is robbery with violence, often segueing into murder, rape and kidnapping. It is one of the most frightening crimes in the world. Using the… — Nick Harkaway
For the crown of our life as it closes Is darkness, the fruit thereof dust; No thorns go as deep as a rose's, And love… — Algernon Charles Swinburne
Whenever the party-girl tag gets attached to my name, it makes me want to snort with derision. — Mariella Frostrup
To what derision should I be exposed from a thousand quarters!- An unlearned female entering the lists of criticism against the mighty Johnson! — Anna Seward
Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marriage and death and division Make barren our lives. — Algernon Charles Swinburne

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