Condescending Quote by Joyce Carol Oates

It is wonderful to be despised, if, deep down, we know we are right.

— Pierre Trudeau

Treat praise like criticism: refuse to accept either.

— Chris Brogan

No one can be despised by another until he has learned to despise himself.

— Seneca the Younger

Contempt is not a thing to be despised.

— Edmund Burke

Perhaps every time anyone is praised it means that someone else somewhere is going to be ignored

— Margaret Mahy

Ay, do despise me, I'm the prouder for it; I like to be despised.

— Jonathan Swift

It's better to be hated than ignored.

— G-Dragon

Praise without merit is more harmful than unearned criticism.

— Roger Ebert

False praise is worse than no praise.

— Felix Dennis

Do not seek praise. Seek criticism.

— Paul Arden

“Condescending is worst more than Enmity.”

— Zinny Ekechukwu

I try not to let praise or criticism affect me.

— Lucas Vazquez