Contempt Quote by Steven Pressfield

Great is this organism of mud and fire, terrible this vast, painful, glorious experiment

— George Santayana

Oh God, God, why did you take such trouble to force this creature out of its shell if it is now doomed to crawl…

— Anonymous

The worm that destroys you is the temptation to agree with your critics, to get their approval.

— Thomas Harris

I'm way too honest. It can backfire.

— Michaela Coel

The big fire has no right to despise the little spark!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

It is stern work, it is perilous work, to thrust your hand in the sun And pull out a spark of immortal flame to…

— Joyce Kilmer

Persevere even though Hell and destruction should yawn beneath your feet.

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

I have defeated this earthworm with my words. Imagine what I would have done with my fire breathing fists.

— Charlie Sheen

Before putting yourself in peril, it is necessary to foresee and fear it; but when one is there, nothing remains but to despise it.

— François Fénelon

Not everything I dislike should be destroyed, some of it should simply be moved farther away.

— Ashleigh Brilliant

Heed the spark or you may dread the fire.

— Miles Franklin

O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! Blind among enemies, O worse than chains, dungeon or beggary, or decrepit age! Light, the…

— John Milton