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No nobler feeling than this, of admiration for one higher than
himself, dwells in the breast of man. It read more
No nobler feeling than this, of admiration for one higher than
himself, dwells in the breast of man. It is to this hour, and at
all hours, the vivifying influence in man's life.
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 secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
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.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
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
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
