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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.
The best emotions to write out of are anger and fear or dread. . . . The least energizing emotion read more
The best emotions to write out of are anger and fear or dread. . . . The least energizing emotion to write out of is admiration . . . because the basic feeling that goes with admiration is a passive contemplative mood.
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.
Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
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.
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.