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To admire nothing, (as most are wont to do;)
Is the only method that I know,
To read more
To admire nothing, (as most are wont to do;)
Is the only method that I know,
To make men happy, and to keep them so.
The best emotions to write out of are anger and fear or dread. . . . The least energizing emotion read more
The best emotions to write out of are anger and fear or dread. . . . The least energizing emotion to write out of is admiration . . . because the basic feeling that goes with admiration is a passive contemplative mood.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.
We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.
We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.
