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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.
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.
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.
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.
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.
We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
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.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
