"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?

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

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

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

You always admire what you really don't understand.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

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.

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.

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

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

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.