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The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
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.
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.
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
You always admire what you really don't understand.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
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.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
