The best emotions to write out of are anger and fear or dread. . . . The least energizing emotion read more

The best emotions to write out of are anger and fear or dread. . . . The least energizing emotion to write out of is admiration . . . because the basic feeling that goes with admiration is a passive contemplative mood.

Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.

Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.

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

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

Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.

Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.

To admire nothing, (as most are wont to do;)
Is the only method that I know,
To read more

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.

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. . . .

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

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