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Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
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.
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.
Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.
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.
For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
