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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
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
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.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
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.
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
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.
