contemns

And that love is heightened every time he mocks and contemns, whenever he disdains to ridicule what we most cherish.

Ashley Rindsberg: On Hitchens Ashley Rindsberg 2011

And that love is heightened every time he mocks and contemns, whenever he disdains to ridicule what we most cherish.

Ashley Rindsberg: On Hitchens Ashley Rindsberg 2011

It may be the rejection of a pure spiritualism that ignores or contemns the physical, in which case it would be in tune with the underlying theme of balancing opposites; it would also be, at least on this point, in line with Christian metaphysics.

The Vivisection of Bone, Part 2: Mytho-Bone-esis 2007

It may be the rejection of a pure spiritualism that ignores or contemns the physical, in which case it would be in tune with the underlying theme of balancing opposites; it would also be, at least on this point, in line with Christian metaphysics.

Archive 2007-05-01 2007

Heaven! — he that contemns art shall perish through his own ignorance.

Quentin Durward 2008

Indeed, in one particular 'sutra' the Buddha contemns such a belief as deleterious to the development of man's spiritual understanding.

On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

Which is worse yet, if he be poor [2272] every man contemns him, insults over him, oppresseth him, scoffs at, aggravates his misery.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Sic amor mortem, (saith mine author) aut quicquid humanitus accidit, aspernatur, so love triumphs, contemns, insults over death itself.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Platonist, holds it a ridiculous thing for a man to live after his own laws, to do that which is offensive to God, and yet to hope that he should save him: and when he voluntarily neglects his own safety, and contemns the means, to think to be delivered by another: who will say these men are wise?

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

I honour any man that contemns it; nor can I highly love any that is afraid of it: this makes me naturally love

Religio Medici 2007