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Ignorance is the mother of admiration.

Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.

There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, too, might be admired some day.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

I don't deal well with admiration if it's for something I haven't done. Other than exist.

Admiration is great, but there is a line not to cross.

What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of others.

Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.

I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don't know where I would be without it.