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

“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.”

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

“Admiration passes, love endures.”

“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.”

“Pride swells the brain. Vanity carries with it smoke, minds. Hatred tightens the heart. Love warms the lungs. Admiration stops the heart. We breathe through desire. We want to pump up all that delights, and dilates. Sadness is inaction. The love that comes from the blood, the love that comes from the soul.”

“Love with delight discourses in my mind
Upon my lady's admirable gifts…
Beyond the range of human intellect.”

“Aim at being loved without being admired.”

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

“Admire the world. Relish the love of a gentle woman. Trust in the lord.”