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Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
The king himself has follow'd her
When she has walk'd before.
The king himself has follow'd her
When she has walk'd before.
What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of read more
What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of others.
Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed read more
Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a new perpetual succession of miracles rising up to its view.
On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
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On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
Tant qu'il marcha devant elles.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
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.
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
