Familiarity Quotes
Quotes on familiarity, mystery, and contempt
These familiarity quotes revisit the classic idea that familiarity breeds contempt, while also questioning whether it can instead lead to quiet Acceptance.
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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
I have long held that many of the writers and artists working in the aftermath of 9/11 have presented a faux familiarity with the so-called terrorist mind.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What classic idea do these familiarity quotes revisit?
The saying that familiarity breeds contempt, examined from a few different, sometimes contradictory angles.
Does every quote agree that familiarity is negative?
No, one argues familiarity with evil breeds not contempt but Acceptance, a more troubling twist on the idea.
How is admiration connected to familiarity here?
One quote claims admiration and familiarity are strangers, suggesting the two rarely coexist for long.
Why is mystery mentioned alongside familiarity?
Because one quote argues there's no prestige without mystery, since familiarity breeds contempt once mystery fades.
What is the shortest quote in this collection about?
A brief line simply states that fabulous is familiarity, treating the idea almost as self-evident charm.
Mystery and Admiration are treated as rare companions here, since true familiarity is said to leave little room for either.
