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Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
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.
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.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
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.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
