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For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
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
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.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
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.
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
To admire nothing, (as most are wont to do;)
Is the only method that I know,
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To admire nothing, (as most are wont to do;)
Is the only method that I know,
To make men happy, and to keep them so.
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.