“To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind.”
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Théophile Gautier15
French writer 1811–1872Related quotes
André Maurois (1885–1967) French writer
Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939), The Art of Loving
“Be loved, be admired, be necessary; be somebody.”
Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986) French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist, and social theorist
Source: Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
“Admiration passes, love endures.”
Chetan Bhagat book The 3 Mistakes of My Life
Source: The 3 Mistakes of My Life (2008), P. 3
Matthew Arnold book Culture and Anarchy
Source: Culture and Anarchy (1869), Ch. I, Sweetness and Light
Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) Italian poet
Amor che ne la mente mi ragiona
de la mia donna disiosamente...
che lo 'ntelletto sovr'esse disvia.
Trattato Terzo, line 1.
Il Convivio (1304–1307)
“Aim at being loved without being admired.”
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) Austrian-British philosopher
Source: Culture and Value (1980), p. 38e
Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (1800–1859) British historian and Whig politician
On Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress (1831)
“Admire the world. Relish the love of a gentle woman. Trust in the lord.”
John Cheever book The Wapshot Chronicle
The Wapshot Chronicle (1957)