A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

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.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed read more

Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a perpetual succession of miracles rising into view.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

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.

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

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

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