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

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, read more

Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, and pass themselves by.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

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. . . .

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

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.

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.