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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
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
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.
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.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
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.
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.
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.
