Despised Quotes

206 Despised quotes by 177 unique authors

As often happens between men who have chosen different pursuits, each, while in argument justifying the other's activity, despised it in the depth of his… — Leo Tolstoy
These moments of escape are not to be despised. They come too seldom. — Virginia Woolf
Ye shall only have foes to be hated; but not foes to be despised: ye must be proud of your foes. — Friedrich Nietzsche
But even friendship like our heroes' Exist no more; for we've outgrown All sentiments and deem men zeroes-- Except of course ourselves alone. We all… — Alexander Pushkin
He lacked tenderness; he was rude; and he had more than a streak of cruelty in him; he was a thief and a liar. He… — Daphne du Maurier
Because maybe, in a way, we didn't leave it behind nearly as much as we might once have thought. Because somewhere underneath, a part of… — Kazuo Ishiguro
Who wants to kill you?” the guy asked. He was still looking over his shoulder, but his expression was puzzled. “There’s nobody there,” the girlfriend… — Becca Fitzpatrick
Everything I said he agreed with, which was trying, and his flute playing would make the deaf wince, but I think the real problem with… — Megan Whalen Turner
I...asked why purebloods despised me so. He replied, 'What if the difference between social strata stem not from genomics or inherent xcellence or even dollars,… — David Mitchell
He who helped you when you were in trouble ought not afterwards be despised by you — Wilhelm Grimm
Are you hero enough to unite yourself to one whom you know to be suspected and despised by all around you, and identify your interests… — Anne Bronte
Money has become the grand test of virtue. By this test beggars fail, and for this they are despised. If one could earn even ten… — George Orwell
The creation of wealth is certainly not to be despised, but in the long run the only human activities really worthwhile are the search for… — Arthur C. Clarke
Of all faults the one she most despised in others was the want of bravery; the meanness of heart which leads to untruth. — Elizabeth Gaskell
Knowing where she was in the world, even if he never touched her, gave him a deep satisfaction, and he half despised himself for being… — Ann Brashares
He despised causeless affection, just as he despised unearned wealth. They professed to love him for some unknown reason and they ignored all the things… — Ayn Rand
Better to confess Christ 1000 times now and be despised by men, than be disowned by Christ before God on the day of Judgment. — J C Ryle
Mosca and Saracen shared, if not a friendship, at least the solidarity of the generally despised. Mosca assumed that Saracen had his reasons for his… — Frances Hardinge
Seven times have I despised my soul: The sixth time when she despised the ugliness of a face, and knew not that it was one… — Khalil Gibran
Fairest Cordelia, that art most rich, being poor; Most choice, forsaken; and most loved, despised! Thee and thy virtues here I seize upon: Be it… — William Shakespeare
I have been despised by better men than you. — George R. R. Martin
Of course he despised the world as a whole; every thoughtful man should; it is almost a test of refinement. — E. M. Forster
Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then —… — Robert A. Heinlein
I was half asleep but I smiled. In spite of all his irritating qualities, I couldn't help liking a man who despised a fictional character… — David Benioff
He stared dully at the desolate, cold road and the pale, dead night. Nothing was colder or more dead than his heart. He had loved… — Gaston Leroux

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