Sneer Quotes

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors.
William Hazlitt

Hope, Self, Others

The world goes up and the world goes down, the sunshine follows the rain; and yesterday's sneer and yesterday's frown can never come over again.
Charles Kingsley

Rain, Sunshine, Down

A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow.
Ovid

Death, Idea, Worried

What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.
Jack Kevorkian

Smile, Looks, Enjoyment

Therefore it does not help to sneer at the imperfection of today's reality or to preach absolutes as a daily agenda.
Gustav Heinemann

Today, Help, Daily

Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers.
Billy Bragg

Punk, Safety, Bondage

Who can refute a sneer?
William Paley

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