It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than be loved for something you are not.

I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

It is with noble sentiments that bad literature gets written