Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .

Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

Distance is a great promoter of admiration!

Distance is a great promoter of admiration!

Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, read more

Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, and pass themselves by.

Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

Heroes themselves had fallen behind!
--Whene'er he went before.

Heroes themselves had fallen behind!
--Whene'er he went before.

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.