Heroes themselves had fallen behind!
--Whene'er he went before.

Heroes themselves had fallen behind!
--Whene'er he went before.

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.

We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

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.

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.