A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

here is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, read more

here is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, too, might be admired some day.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.

We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.