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TalleyrandPolitics is the systematic cultivation of hatred.

—  Talleyrand, 1754-1838, French statesman & diplomat

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Cyril ConnollyHate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate; a child who fears noises becomes the man who hates them.

—  Cyril Connolly, 1903-1974, British writer

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Anton ChekhovLove, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

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Eric HofferPassionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.

—  Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher

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Martin Luther KingThere is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

—  Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, American leader in the Civil Rights Movement

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Aleister CrowleyI did not hate God or Christ, but merely the God and Christ of the people whom I hated.

—  Aleister Crowley, 1875-1945, British magician & occultist,

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NapoleonA true man hates no one.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Martin Luther KingDarkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

—  Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, American leader in the Civil Rights Movement

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Zsa Zsa GaborI never hated a man enough to give him his diamonds back.

—  Zsa Zsa Gabor, 1917-2016, Hungarian-American actress

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Franklin RooseveltOrganized money hates me--and I welcome their hatred!

—  Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1945, American President [1936-1945]

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Winston ChurchillI hate nobody except Hitler--and that is professional.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Arthur SchopenhauerHatred is a thing of the heart, contempt a thing of the head. And neither feeling is quite within our control.

—  Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher

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Victor HugoThe wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.

—  Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French writer

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Graham GreeneHate is an automatic response to fear, for fear humiliates.

—  Graham Greene, 1904-1991, British writer

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Dr. Thomas FullerAs the best Wine makes the sharpest Vinegar, so the deepest Love turns to the deadliest Hatred

—  Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734,  English physician and adage collector

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Georg Christoph LichtenbergI am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.

—  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims

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Eric HofferWe cannot hate those who we despise.

—  Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher

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Saul BellowIt would not be practical for her to hate herself. Luckily, God sends a substitute, a husband.

—  Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976

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Emile M. CioranBoredom is a larval anxiety; depression, a dreamy hatred.

—  Emile M. Cioran, 1911-1995, French-Romanian philosopher

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Friedrich NietzscheThe man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Charles Caleb ColtonMost men know what they hate; few what they love.

—  Charles Caleb Colton, 1780-1832, English cleric & writer

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Martin Luther KingI have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

—  Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, American leader in the Civil Rights Movement

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Pablo PicassoTo make oneself hated is more difficult than to make oneself loved.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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H.L. MenckenMisogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

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Bertrand RussellWhy is propaganda so much more successful when it stirs up hatred than when it tries to stir up friendly feeling?

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Thomas SowellWhen people are presented with the alternatives of hating themselves for their failure or hating others for their success, they seldom choose to hate themselves.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

Simone De BeauvoirIt is so tiring to hate someone you love.

—  Simone De Beauvoir, 1908-1986, French writer

Antoine RivarolFamiliarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the deepest hatreds.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

Honoré de BalzacHatred like love feeds on the merest trifles.

—  Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer

Jean RostandHatred, for those who do not hate, it is a bit like the smell of garlic for those who have not eaten it.

—  Jean Rostand, 1894-1977, French scientist & philosopher

Aldοus HuxleyThe propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.

—  Aldοus Huxley, 1894-1963, English writer

Graham GreeneHate is a lack of imagination.

—  Graham Greene, 1904-1991, British writer

Graham GreeneI hate you, God. I hate you as though you actually exist.

—  Graham Greene, 1904-1991, British writer

Henry de MontherlantIf you are not ready to kill what you claim to hate, do not say you hate: you are prostituting that word.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

Hermann HesseIf you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

Ashleigh BrilliantI have no prejudices: all my irrational hatreds are based on solid evidence.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Nikola TeslaIf your hate could be turned into electricity, it would light up the whole world.

—  Nikola Tesla, 1856-1943, Serbian-American inventor

Marty RubinTo hate everything is to be wounded by everything.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Edgar Allan PoeYears of love have been forgot, In the hatred of a minute.

—  Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849, American writer

Milan KunderaHate traps us by binding us too tightly to our adversary.

—  Milan Kundera, 1929-2023, Czech writer

Cesare PaveseHate is always a clash between our spirit and someone else's body.

—  Cesare Pavese, 1908-1950, Italian writer

Honoré de BalzacHatred is the vice of narrow souls; they feed it with all their littleness, and make it the pretext of base tyrannies.

—  Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer

Latin Quotes

CaligulaLet them hate, as long as they fear.

Oderint, dum metuant.

—  Caligula, 12-41 AD, Roman Emperor

     (originally a verse by the poet Accius)

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Ancient Greek

SophoclesIt is not my nature to hate but to love.

Ου συνέχθειν αλλά συμφιλείν έφυν.

—  Sophocles, 496-406 BC, Ancient tragic poet ‐ Antigone

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EuripidesExcept for the one that gave birth to me, I hate the entire genus of women

Πλην της τεκούσης, θήλυ παν μισώ γένος.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Melanippe

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