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

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

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.

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.

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.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Fools admire, but men 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

Heroes themselves had fallen behind!
--Whene'er he went before.

Heroes themselves had fallen behind!
--Whene'er he went before.

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

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

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.