CONTEMPT, n. The feeling of a prudent man for an enemy who is too formidable safely to be opposed. (Ambrose Bierce)

CONTEMPT, n. The feeling of a prudent man for an enemy who is too formidable safely to be opposed.

Ambrose Bierce

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