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

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

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.

The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.

Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.

Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Distance is a great promoter of admiration!

Distance is a great promoter of admiration!

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

To admire nothing, (as most are wont to do;)
Is the only method that I know,
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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.

Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.

Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.