65 Quotes About Despise

What is the difference between disrespect (avinay) and despise (viradhana)? Disrespect (avinay) means one shows lack of respect and to despise (viradhana) means one becomes an adversary (opponent).

Be so good at what You do . . . Even those who hate You, or want to, wouldn't naturally have a chance to despise what You do.

Despise (viradhana) of a Gnani [the enlightened one] creates hindrance in (acquiring right) Knowledge-Vision-Conduct (Gnan-Darshan-Charitra).

...dans l'un comme dans l'autre cas, je me voyais obligé de passer toute ma vie en société intime avec ce qu'il y a sous le ciel de plus méprisable et de plus dégoûtant.

You will fear the one you have contempt for. There is contempt for a snake, a tiger; that is why you are fearful (of them).

If you are despised, then know that this makes you God’s candidate to defeat the strong people of this world and put the wise to shame.

He thought...that man’s work should be a higher step, an improvement on nature, not a degradation. He did not want to despise men; he wanted to love and admire them.

Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

I despise a world which does not feel that music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy