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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.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
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.
For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
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.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
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.
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.
