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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.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
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.
Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.
Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.
What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of read more
What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of others.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
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.