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Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
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.
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
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
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.
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 perpetual succession of miracles rising into view.
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
