“Most people live for love and admiration. But it is by love and admiration that we should live.”

“That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics, is loved by those who are too simple to admire it.”

“Love is the most difficult and dangerous form of courage. Courage is the most desperate, admirable and noble kind of love.”

“Greatness is a spiritual condition worthy to excite love, interest, and admiration; and the outward proof of possessing greatness is that we excite love, interest, and admiration.”

“We admire and love those people who constantly tease us, but we are doubtful of those who show us too much love.”

“Admire as much as you can. Most people do not admire enough.”

“Tenderness is greater than love. I do not admire carnal love when it is by itself and bare. I do not admire its disorderly selfish paroxysms, so grossly short-lived. And yet without love the attachment of two human beings is always weak. Love must be added to affection. The things it contributes to a union are absolutely needed — exclusiveness, intimacy, and simplicity.”

“Be loved, be admired, be necessary; be somebody.”

“Admiration passes, love endures.”

“Most wars are fought for greed, but we are luckier here— we fight for our lives and the lives of the people we love.”