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Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
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On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
Tant qu'il marcha devant elles.
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
