Despise Quotes

Strategically we should despise all our enemies, while tactically we should take them all seriously.

Everyone carries within himself an image of womanliness derived from his mother: it is this that determines whether, on the whole, he will revere women, or despise them, or remain generally indifferent to them.

You may have enemies whom you hate, but not enemies whom you despise. You must be proud of your enemy: then the success of your enemy shall be your success too.

How much reverence has a noble man for his enemies!-and such reverence is a bridge to love. For he desires his enemy for himself, as his mark of distinction; he can endure no other enemy than one in whom there is nothing to despise and very much to honor!

Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.

I despise people who go to the gutter on either the right or the left and hurl rocks at those in the center.

We are all born sexual creatures, thank God, but it's a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift.

That's the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.

Let him not deceive another nor despise anyone anywhere. In anger or ill will let him not wish another ill.

He shall despise none, but hear the opinions of all. A wise man shall make use of even a child's sensible utterance.

I would despise myself if I supposed myself ready to deal less liberally with an adversary than I was willing to be treated myself.