"I know not whether, in the eyes of……" — Davy Crockett

I know not whether, in the eyes of the world, a brilliant… - Davy Crockett

"I know not whether, in the eyes of the world, a brilliant death is not preferred to an obscure life of rectitude. Most men are remembered as they died, and not as they lived. We gaze with admiration upon the glories of the setting sun, yet scarcely bestow a passing glance upon its noonday splendor."

— Davy Crockett

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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… — Jane Austen
As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long… — 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… — 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… — Wilford Brimley
Here in Barcelona, it's the architects who built the buildings that made the city iconic who are the objects of… — Julie Burchill
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire. — Dale Carnegie

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