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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 new perpetual succession of miracles rising up to its view.
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
The king himself has follow'd her
When she has walk'd before.
The king himself has follow'd her
When she has walk'd before.
What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of read more
What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of others.
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
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 live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.