“When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who is able to understand and admire it” – Joseph Joubert
"When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who is able to understand and admire it" – Joseph Joubert
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"She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not care to be herself." – Anais Nin
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"To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind" – Theophile Gautier
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"You always admire what you really don’t understand." – Blaise Pascal
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"Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are." – Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
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"The poet never asks for admiration; he wants to be believed." – Jean Cocteau
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"Mirrors are ice which do not melt: what melts are those who admire themselves in them." – Paul Morand
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