We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.

We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.

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.

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

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.

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.

We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.

We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.