A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.

Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

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

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

"Not to admire, is all the art I know
(Plain truth, dear Murray, needs few flowers of speech)
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"Not to admire, is all the art I know
(Plain truth, dear Murray, needs few flowers of speech)
To make men happy, or to keep them so."
(So take it in the very words of Creech)
Thus Horace wrote we all know long ago;
And thus Pope quotes the precept to re-teach
From his translation; but had none admired,
Would Pope have sung, or Horace been inspired?

Distance is a great promoter of admiration!

Distance is a great promoter of admiration!

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

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