Admiration Quote by William Shenstone

Players aren't quite as mercenary as people make them out to be. Some of them are but some aren't.

— David Gill

The fame which is based on wealth or beauty is a frail and fleeting thing; but virtue shines for ages with undiminished lustre.

— Sallust

Cultivated people should be superior to any consideration so sordid as a mercenary interest.

— Moliere

The glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting.

— Sallust

Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.

— Tacitus

The greatest ornament of an illustrious life is modesty and humility, which go a great way in the character even of the most exalted…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

One of the most powerful of all our passions is the desire to be admired and respected.

— Bertrand Russell

“To be of noble birth is a great advantage. In eighteen years it places a man within the select circle, known and respected, as…

— Blaise Pascal

“When we aim high, pressure and stress obligingly come along for the ride. Stuff is going to happen that catches us off guard, threatens…

— Ryan Holiday

No profession or occupation is more pleasing than the military; a profession or exercise both noble in execution (for the strongest, most generous and…

— Michel de Montaigne

The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.

— Sallust

Noble passions are like vices: the more they are satisfied, the greater they grow, Mothers and gamblers are insatiable.

— Honore de Balzac