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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.
"Not to admire, is all the art I know
(Plain truth, dear Murray, needs few flowers of speech)
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"Not to admire, is all the art I know
(Plain truth, dear Murray, needs few flowers of speech)
To make men happy, or to keep them so."
(So take it in the very words of Creech)
Thus Horace wrote we all know long ago;
And thus Pope quotes the precept to re-teach
From his translation; but had none admired,
Would Pope have sung, or Horace been inspired?
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
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.
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
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who read more
When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who is able to understand and admire it
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.