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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.
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.
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
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.
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.
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 perpetual succession of miracles rising into view.
For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
