A beautiful face is admired even when its owner doesn’t say anything.
—Danish Proverb
We always like those who admire us, but we do not always like those whom we admire.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
Everyone admires his own character.
—Turkish Proverb
Human affairs inspire in noble hearts only two feelings—admiration or pity.
—Anatole France (1844–1924) French Novelist
There are charms made only for distant admiration.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
We admire what we do not understand.
—Indian Proverb
By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.
—Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Bengali Poet, Polymath
We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
What the eye does not admire the heart does not desire.
—Common Proverb
Each day you can admire the moon, the snow and the flowers.
—Japanese Proverb
One’s shadow grows larger than life when admired by the light of the moon.
—Chinese Proverb
To cease to admire is a proof of deterioration.
—Charles Cooley (1864–1929) American Sociologist
To cultivate sympathy you must be among living beings and thinking about them; to cultivate admiration, among beautiful things and looking at them.
—John Ruskin (1819–1900) English Writer, Art Critic
A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.
—William Lyon Phelps (1865–1943) American Literary Scholar, Academic
Those who are formed to win general admiration are seldom calculated to bestow individual happiness.
—Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington (1789–1849) Irish Novelist, Literary Hostess
It is better in some respects to be admired by those with whom you live,, than to be loved by them. And this is not on account of any gratification of vanity, but because admiration is so much more tolerant than love.
—Arthur Helps (1813–75) British Essayist, Historian
Admiration is our polite recognition of another’s resemblance to ourselves.
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913) American Short-story Writer, Journalist
I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don’t know where I would be without it.
—Thomas Mann (1875–1955) German Novelist, Critic, Philanthropist, Essayist
Ignorance is the mother of admiration.
—George Chapman (c.1560–1634) English Poet, Playwright
Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from striving to possess it.
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German Philosopher, Scholar, Writer
Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.
—Blaise Pascal (1623–62) French Mathematician, Physicist, Theologian
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!.
—Denis Diderot (1713–84) French Philosopher, Writer
Few men are admired by their servants.
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–92) French Essayist
The affections are the children of ignorance; when the horizon of our experience expands, and models multiply, love and admiration imperceptibly vanish.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
There 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.
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German Philosopher, Scholar, Writer
Bad artists always admire each other’s work. They call it being large-minded and free from prejudice. But a truly great artist cannot conceive of life being shown, or beauty fashioned, under any conditions other than those he has selected.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
It is a good thing to believe; it is a good thing to admire. By continually looking upwards, our minds will themselves grow upwards; as a man, by indulging in habits of scorn and contempt for others, is sure to descend to the level of those he despises.
—Arthur Helps (1813–75) British Essayist, Historian
While on a ladder, never step back to admire your work.
—Unknown
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