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Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
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.
No nobler feeling than this, of admiration for one higher than
himself, dwells in the breast of man. It read more
No nobler feeling than this, of admiration for one higher than
himself, dwells in the breast of man. It is to this hour, and at
all hours, the vivifying influence in man's life.
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.
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
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!
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
