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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. 
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
 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. 
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.
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
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.
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.