The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

here is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, read more

here is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, too, might be admired some day.

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

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

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

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.

We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.

Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.