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despise quotes

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“a prince should guard himself, above all things, against being despised and hated; and liberality leads you to both.” Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
“Ye shall only have enemies to be hated, but not enemies to be despised.” Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
“our worst weaknesses and meannesses are usually committed for the sake of the people whom we most despise.” Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

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