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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.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
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.
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.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
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
