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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
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
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.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of read more
What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of others.
On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
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On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
Tant qu'il marcha devant elles.
