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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
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.
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
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.
On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
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On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
Tant qu'il marcha devant elles.
The best emotions to write out of are anger and fear or dread. . . . The least energizing emotion read more
The best emotions to write out of are anger and fear or dread. . . . The least energizing emotion to write out of is admiration . . . because the basic feeling that goes with admiration is a passive contemplative mood.
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
