The Devil's Dictionary
By Ambrose Bierce

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Contempt.

noun

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

©This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.