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.

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.

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.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .

Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .

You always admire what you really don't understand.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.