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Revere thyself, and yet thyself despise.

~Edward Young

Topics: Despise Revere Thyself

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The men resent a woman getting any honour in what they consider is essentially their field. Men painters mostly despise women painters. So I have decided to stop squirming, to throw any honour in with Canada and women.

~Emily Carr

Topics: Any Canada Consider Decided Despise Essentially Field Getting Honour Men Mostly Painters Resent Stop Throw Woman Women

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I am clumsy, a late and nervous driver, and despise all sports except a little gentle dancing or yoga.

~Emma Donoghue

Topics: Am Clumsy Dancing Despise Driver Except Gentle Late Little Nervous Sports Yoga I Am

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My unhealthy affection for my second daughter has waned. Now I despise all my seven children equally.

~Evelyn Waugh

Topics: Affection Children Daughter Despise Equally Now Second Seven Unhealthy

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To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind.

~Fanny Burney

Topics: Beneficial Despise Dispense Indeed Mankind May More Must Philosophic Riches Surely Them

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We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Despise Those Vices Virtue Who

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What do you despise? By this are you truly known.

~Frank Herbert

Topics: Despise Known Truly You

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The poor despise labor when performed by slaves.

~George Mason

Topics: Despise Labor Performed Poor Slaves

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Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself.

~George Santayana

Topics: Capacity Despise Dignity Himself His Man Only Perhaps True

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I see myself capable of arrogance and brutality... That's a fierce thing, to discover within yourself that which you despise the most in others.

~George Stevens

Topics: Arrogance Brutality Capable Despise Discover Fierce Most Myself Others See Thing Which Within You Yourself I See

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