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

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

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.

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

Distance is a great promoter of admiration!

Distance is a great promoter of admiration!

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.

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.

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.

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

You always admire what you really don't understand.

You always admire what you really don't understand.