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Despised Quotes

Quotes on being scorned or unwelcome

These despised quotes range from a man who wanted to tear down the elite he resented to candid admissions of disliking aging itself, showing how contempt can turn inward as easily as outward. Read more in our Family collection.

I've always despised old people. I got angry at my father when he began to show signs of age.

Quotes by William Steig

Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman.

Quotes by William Moulton Marston

Pablo wanted to be loved and accepted. He wanted to destroy the elite he despised so much, but he also wanted to be the president of Colombia.

Quotes by Wagner Moura

My beloved brethren, why do you not rise together with me against the malignants? Why do you not stand up with me to oppose those who work iniquity? Do you not know how that God will scatter the bones of...

Quotes by Thomas Becket

Ale Quotes

You can sell millions of records, be showered with all this love and admiration and still feel despised and unwanted. That's what I felt. I've made a lot of mistakes I'm not proud of.

Quotes by Scott Stapp

We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.

Quotes by Saint Francis de Sales

I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.

Quotes by Saint Patrick

I have vowed to my God to teach the heathen, though I be despised by some.

Quotes by Saint Patrick

Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.

Quotes by Robert Burns

Always Quotes

I despised basketball for a long time.

Quotes by Phil Heath

Frost isn't exactly despised but not enough people have worked out what a brilliant poet he was.

Quotes by Paul Muldoon

My parents fled from North Korea during the Korean War because they despised the North Korean Communist regime. They fled to seek freedom and came to South Korea.

Quotes by Moon Jae-in

If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly.

Quotes by Max Nordau

When I was growing up, I despised Irishness. I felt our music, our television and our books were just poor imitations of what came out of Britain and America. I was all set to abandon it entirely.

Quotes by Marian Keyes

Family Quotes

And though my Lord hath lost his estate and been banished out of his country, yet neither despised poverty nor pinching necessity could make him break the bonds of friendship or weaken his loyal duty.

Quotes by Margaret Cavendish

As a child, I was tortured because my mother was a brilliant seamstress who made most of my clothes. I was despised by the children at school because I looked like I was going to an opening every day. We...

Quotes by Lynda Resnick

I grew up in a family that despised displays of strong emotion, rage in particular. We stewed. We sulked. When arguments did occur, they were full-scale conniptions, and we regarded them as family failings.

Quotes by Koren Zailckas

I grew up in a family that despised displays of strong emotion, rage in particular. We stewed. We sulked. When arguments did occur, they were full-scale conniptions, and we regarded them as family failings. Afterward, we withdrew from one another...

Quotes by Koren Zailckas

The majority of people think their children's lives will not be as good as theirs. Nearly half of all Americans are no longer proud of their country. Politicians have become a despised breed.

Quotes by Kathleen Troia McFarland

God Quotes

Rightfully given near-deity status in the early days of industrial America, the J.P. Morgans, Rockefellers, Carnegies, and Vanderbilts of the world not only ran our country, they were also revered - and often despised - as larger-than-life personalities who could...

Quotes by Judy Smith

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of resentment do these despised quotes explore?
They range from resentment toward the elite and a desire to tear that world down, to a more personal admission of disliking the process of aging itself.
Do these quotes touch on public trust in leaders?
Yes, one notes that confidence in the country's direction has faded for many people, leaving certain public roles viewed with real suspicion.
How is strength connected to being despised in this collection?
One quote argues that strength commonly associated with women has sometimes been dismissed as weakness, turning admirable traits into something wrongly scorned.
Is despised always about other people?
Not always, one voice turns the feeling inward, admitting discomfort with aging in themselves and in watching a parent grow older.
What related pages explore similar emotional themes?
Readers often continue with Family and God quotes for more on difficult emotions and resilience.

Others note how public trust in leaders and institutions has eroded over time, leaving whole professions viewed with suspicion. Explore Always and God quotes for more.