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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.
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
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
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
