The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

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.

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.

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.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases