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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.
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.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
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.
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.
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed read more
Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a perpetual succession of miracles rising into view.
