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No nobler feeling than this, of admiration for one higher than
himself, dwells in the breast of man. It read more
No nobler feeling than this, of admiration for one higher than
himself, dwells in the breast of man. It is to this hour, and at
all hours, the vivifying influence in man's life.
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.
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.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who read more
When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who is able to understand and admire it
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
