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.

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind

here is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, read more

here is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, too, might be admired some day.

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.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Fools admire, but men 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.

Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.

Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.

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

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