“It is a great joy to admire someone without reserve; love which is founded upon admiration of the mind as well as the body of the chosen person undoubtedly affords the keenest delight.”

“To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind.”

“A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest, as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.”

“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.”

“One of the great joys of falling in love is the feeling that the most extraordinary person in the entire world has chosen you.”

“Aim at being loved without being admired.”

“It is naive to believe that the admiration for a masterpiece is spontaneous. The admiration, to a great extent, is not born within people but between people, as if we forced each other to admire (while no one is “personally” enraptured).”

“It means thanks, it means admiration, it means good-bye to someone you love.”

“Nobody admires anyone else without qualification. If they do they’re after an image, not a person.”

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