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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.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
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.
Heroes themselves had fallen behind!
--Whene'er he went before.
Heroes themselves had fallen behind!
--Whene'er he went before.
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.
We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.
We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
