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 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. 
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
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
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
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.