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

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

Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

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

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

For fools admire, but me of sense approve.

"Not to admire, is all the art I know
(Plain truth, dear Murray, needs few flowers of speech)
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"Not to admire, is all the art I know
(Plain truth, dear Murray, needs few flowers of speech)
To make men happy, or to keep them so."
(So take it in the very words of Creech)
Thus Horace wrote we all know long ago;
And thus Pope quotes the precept to re-teach
From his translation; but had none admired,
Would Pope have sung, or Horace been inspired?

We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.

We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.