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. . . .

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

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.

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.

We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.

We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.

Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.