Apuleius Quotes
Familiarity breeds contempt, while rarity wins admiration.
Apuleius
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Conceit is vanity driven from all other shifts, and forced to appeal to itself for admiration.
William Hazlitt
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Some help others in order to receive blessings and admiration. This is simply meaningless. Some cultivate themselves in part to serve others, in part to serve their own pride. They will understand, at best, half of the truth. But those who improve themselves for the sake of the world - to these, the whole truth of the universe will be revealed.
Lao Tzu
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Admiration is one of the chief delights of living.
Florida Scott-Maxwell
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The man and the movement seemed 'reactionary' in my eyes. My common sense of justice, however, forced me to change this judgment in proportion as I had occasion to become acquainted with the man and his work; and slowly my fair judgment turned to unconcealed admiration. Today, more than ever, I regard this man as the greatest German mayor of all times.
Adolf Hitler
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We live by Admiration, Hope, and Love;
And, even as these are well and wisely fixed,
In dignity of being we ascend.
William Wordsworth
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A monster which devours everything - that is familiarity.
Honore de Balzac
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Love is a combination of admiration, respect, and passion. If you have one of those going, that's par for the course. If you have two, you aren't quite world class but you're close. If you have all three, then you don't need to die; you're already in heaven.
William Wharton
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Among unequals what society Can sort, what harmony, or true delight?
John Milton
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There are two things worth living for, one is a good cigar, the other is a better one.
Raul Julia
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The power of a theory is exactly proportional to the diversity of situations it can explain.
Elinor Ostrom
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Familiarity breeds contempt, while rarity wins admiration.
Apuleius