Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and unwanted feelings.
The joy of hate reflects people who get off pretending to hate something, or hate you, in order to score political points. I call them the 'tolerati' - you know, a group of people who claim to be tolerant, except when they run into someone who disagrees with them.
What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.
Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.
Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.
Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided.
The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly, or mean.
Only the contemptible fear contempt.
Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.
In order to feel contempt, you generally need to cherish some kind of feelings.