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.

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

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

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.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

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.

Distance is a great promoter of admiration!

Distance is a great promoter of admiration!

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.