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.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

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

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.

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.

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

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

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

Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, read more

Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, and pass themselves by.

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

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