Despised Quotes

206 quotes by 177 authors

What has been done is little-scarcely a beginning; yet it is much in comparison with the total blank of a century past. And our knowledge… — Unknown Author
If I am despised by the world, If it considers me as nothing, A divine peace flood me. For I have the Host as my… — Therese of Lisieux
The thought of the presence of God and the spirit of worship will in all my actions have as their immediate object Jesus, God and… — Pope John XXIII
When you resolve to become pious, the devil in your nature cries out at you, "Tread not those paths, O confused one; distress and poverty… — Unknown Author
O eloquent, just, and mighty Death! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done; and whom all the world… — Walter Raleigh
O world, world! thus is the poor agent despised. O traitors and bawds, how earnestly are you set a-work, and how ill requited! Why should… — William Shakespeare
If they are ignorant, they are despised, if learned, mocked. In love they are reduced to the status of courtesans. As wives they are treated… — George Sand
Among the authorities it is generally agreed that the Earth is at rest in the middle of the universe, and they regard it as inconceivable… — Nicolaus Copernicus
Tom [Collins] was a great influence on me. He really pushed me...constantly demanded rewrites. And, as much as I despised them, it was the best… — Unknown Author
If goodness were only a theory, it were a pity it should be lost to the world. There are a number of things, the idea… — William Hazlitt
It is long ere we discover how rich we are. Our history, we are sure, is quite tame: we have nothing to write, nothing to… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The important thing about Dada, it seems to me, is that Dadaists despised what is commonly regarded as art, but put the whole universe on… — Hans Arp
Contempt is not a thing to be despised. — Edmund Burke
I've always despised old people. I got angry at my father when he began to show signs of age. — William Steig
Arrogance is despised by God because no one has the right to feel superior to another when all are equally dependent on Him for everything. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi
My genes tie me to those that despised me. — Brother Ali
It is long ere we discover how rich we are. Our history, we are sure, is quite tame: we have nothing to write, nothing to… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Frost isn't exactly despised but not enough people have worked out what a brilliant poet he was — Paul Muldoon
Nixon was a professional politician, and I despised everything he stood for -- but if he were running for president this year against the evil… — Hunter S. Thompson
For centuries, Jews have been unjustly treated and despised. It is time they were treated with justice and humanity. God wills it and the Church… — Pope Pius XII

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