Admiration Quotes

543 quotes by 434 authors

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment. — Jane Austen
No man is offended by another man's admiration of the woman he loves; it is the woman only who can make it a torment. — Jane Austen
As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene,… — John Adams
Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object. — Joseph Addison
This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble. — Ludwig van Beethoven
Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves. — Ambrose Bierce
He who goes unenvied shall not be admired. — Aeschylus
He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander. — Napoleon Bonaparte
I have such admiration for single mothers. I simply don't comprehend how you'd cope with that intensity, the lack of breaks, ever, on your own. — Jo Brand
I'm not anybody's judge; I don't know what motivates people to do what they do. But I have a lot of admiration for anybody who… — Wilford Brimley
Here in Barcelona, it's the architects who built the buildings that made the city iconic who are the objects of admiration - not a bunch… — Julie Burchill
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire. — Dale Carnegie
I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Actually, the curious thing is that the more you become a subject of admiration or loathing, the more you're examined under a microscope, the distance… — Nick Clegg
Indians have a big problem with alcohol and drugs. I grew up with an admiration for their culture and was sensitive to their problems. — Kirstie Alley
The poet never asks for admiration; he wants to be believed. — Jean Cocteau
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt. — Minna Antrim
The mighty edifice of Government science dominated the scene in the middle of the 20th century as a Gothic cathedral dominated a 13th century landscape.… — A. Hunter Dupree
Who can describe the transports of a beam truly parental on beholding a daughter shoot up like some fair and modest flower, and acquire, day… — George Fordyce

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