#contemptible

Might, could, would - they are contemptible auxiliaries. ↗

— George Eliot

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The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore. ↗

— Samuel Butler

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It was better, he thought, to fail in attempting exquisite things than to succeed in the department of the utterly contemptible. ↗

— Arthur Machen

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For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? ↗

— W. Clement Stone

#contemptible #cork #lunch #scoundrel #stolen

There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman. ↗

— Henry Fielding

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