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I'm not at all contemptuous of comforts, but they have their place and it is not first.
-- E. F. Schumacher

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A horse, if he happens to have a contemptuous disposition, can sneer very effectively.
-- Esther Meynell

Source : Esther Meynell (1940). “A Woman Talking”, London, Chapman & Hall [1940.]

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Geniuses are justifiably contemptuous of the opinions of their inferiors.
-- Jubal

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“Oregano is the spice of life.”
“There are several very good websites which describe the details of preparedness planning for citizens.”
“If you don't like my movies, don't watch them.”
“The idea that there will be something spiritual or subtle, some sort of consciousness that can escape the collapse of the body and brain, is not very credible in the modern scientific worldview.”
“I actually haven't been on many dates, but I like just chilling around at home and watching a movie with a girl.”
“Digital living will include less and less dependence upon being in a specific place at a specific time, and the transmission of place itself will start to become possible.”
“I did what most writers do when something happens that's overwhelming, fascinating, moving, all of that. I didn't know what else to do about it except write about it.”
“The instances of honesty that one comes across in this world are just as amazing as the instances of dishonesty. After forty-five years of mixing with one's kind, one ought to have acquired the habit of being able to know something about one's fellow beings. But one doesn't”

Source : Ford Madox Ford (2015). “The Good Soldier”, p.30, Booklassic
“And believe me, a good piece of chicken can make anybody believe in the existence of God.”
“This is not to say I donâ€™t feel my own grief, which can hit powerfully at unexpected times. Itâ€™s just that the telling does not automatically bring on my own upset, as people assume. I deal more with their reaction than they do with mine, and so you have to choose your timing.”