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Quotes about Despise

I hate him for himself, but despise him for the memories he revives.
- Emily Bronte
Besides, he's mine, and I want the triumph of seeing my descendant fairly lord of their estates; my child hiring their children to till their fathers' lands for wages. That is the sole consideration which can make me endure the whelp: I despise him for himself, and hate him for the memories he revives!
- Emily Bronte
Seldom or never is a poor man honored by the world; however worthy of honor he may be, he is apt rather to be despised by it.
- Teresa of Avila
Turbulent, discontented men of quality, in proportion as they are puffed up with personal pride and arrogance, generally despise their own order.
- Edmund Burke
Men may flee from the sunlight to dark and musty caves of the earth, but they cannot put out the sun. So men may in any dispensation despise the grace of God, but they cannot extinguish it.
- AW Tozer
I find no fault with the Constitution or laws of our country, they are good enough. It is the abuse of those laws which I despise, and which God, good men and angels abhor.
- Brigham Young
To-despise the world is the way to enjoy heaven; and blessed are they who delight to converse with God by prayer.
- John Bunyan
The moment the church of God shall despise the pulpit, God will despise her.
- Charles Spurgeon