You May Also Like / View all maxioms
To admire nothing, (as most are wont to do;)
Is the only method that I know,
To read more
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.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.
Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.
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.
To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind
To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind
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.
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.