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To admire nothing, (as most are wont to do;)
Is the only method that I know,
To read more
To admire nothing, (as most are wont to do;)
Is the only method that I know,
To make men happy, and to keep them so.
When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who read more
When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who is able to understand and admire it
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.
Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.
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.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
Heroes themselves had fallen behind!
--Whene'er he went before.
Heroes themselves had fallen behind!
--Whene'er he went before.
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
