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To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind
To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind
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.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
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.
"Not to admire, is all the art I know
(Plain truth, dear Murray, needs few flowers of speech)
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"Not to admire, is all the art I know
(Plain truth, dear Murray, needs few flowers of speech)
To make men happy, or to keep them so."
(So take it in the very words of Creech)
Thus Horace wrote we all know long ago;
And thus Pope quotes the precept to re-teach
From his translation; but had none admired,
Would Pope have sung, or Horace been inspired?
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
