contemn

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"Did not William Blake contemn reason and paint the ghost of a flea?"

From Time Magazine Archive

We can scarcely find words sufficiently strong to contemn the heinous practice, so prevalent with low-minded people, of repeating to their friends whatever they hear to their disadvantage.

From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Leslie, Eliza

If we contemn what others admire, we make ourselves odious; if we admire what they despise, we are equally ridiculous.

From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by Hazlitt, William

Crafty men," he says, "contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation.

From Heresy: Its Utility And Morality A Plea And A Justification by Bradlaugh, Charles

"I do not contemn them," said he, with growing emphasis; "but for such favor I wish to perform true and enduring service, and I only beg you to accept me for that service."

From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk