“Sum all the gifts that man is endowed with, and we give our greatest share of admiration to his energy. And today, if I were a heathen, I would rear a statue to Energy and fall down and worship it!” IfsMenGivingTodayFallEnergyShareWorshipDown AndAdmirationStatuesFalling DownHeathen Book:Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)
“What a noble gift to man are the Forests! What a debt of gratitude and admiration we owe to their beauty and their utility! How pleasantly the shadows of the wood fall upon our heads when we turn from the glitter and turmoil of the world of man!” MenWorldTurnsFallGratitudeShadowWoodsDebtNobleForestsAdmirationUtilityTurmoilGlitterDebt Of Gratitude Book:Rural Hours Source: Rural Hours
“. . . for beauty stands In the admiration only of weak minds Led captive. Cease to admire, and all her plumes Fall flat and shrink into a trivial toy, At every sudden slighting quite abash'd.” MindFallBeautyWeakCeaseAdmireFlatsAdmirationToysShrinksCaptivesWeak Minds Book:Paradise Regain'd: A Poem in Four Books Source: Paradise Regain'd: A Poem in Four Books