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Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
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.
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
No nobler feeling than this, of admiration for one higher than
himself, dwells in the breast of man. It read more
No nobler feeling than this, of admiration for one higher than
himself, dwells in the breast of man. It is to this hour, and at
all hours, the vivifying influence in man's life.
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.
We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.
We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.
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.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
