When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less. - Lewis Carroll
The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth. - George Eliot
"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone. "It means just what I choose it to mean - neither more or less." "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things." "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master - that's all." - Lewis Carroll
Of all the griefs that harass the distrest, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest. - Samuel Johnson