Quotes About Admiration

Learn to know and value the praise which is worth having, and to excite the admiration of excellent people by being modest as well as pretty

because I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never once the least bit with any man.

courage and devotion always stir generous hearts, and win admiration…

That boy is a perfect cyclops, isn't he? said Amy one day, as Laurie clattered by on horseback, with a flourish of his whip as he passed.

The youngest, aged twelve, could not conceal her disappointment, and turned away, feeling as so many of us have felt when we discover that our idols are very extraordinary men and women.

I want my daughters to be beautiful, accomplished, and good; to be admired, loved, and respected; to have happy youth, to be well and wisely married, and to lead useful, pleasant lives, with as little care and sorrow to try them as God sees fit to send.

Learn to know and value the praise which is worth having, and to excite the admiration of excellent people by being modest as well as pretty, Meg.

you are contented to be petted and admired by silly people, instead of being loved and respected by wise ones.

If you loved me, Jo, I should be a perfect saint, for you could make me anything you like.

That is perfectly natural, and quite harmless, if the liking does not become a passion and lead one to do foolish or unmaidenly things. Learn to know and value the praise which is worth having, and to excite the admiration of excellent people by being modest as well as pretty, Meg.

But it is nice to be praised and admired, and I can't help saying I like it, said Meg, looking half ashamed of the confession. That is perfectly natural, and quite harmless, if the liking does not become a passion, and lead one to do foolish or unmaidenly things. Learn to know and value the praise which is worth having, and to excite the admiration of excellent people by being modest as well as pretty, Meg.

She wasn't a particularly handsome person, but mothers are always lovely to their children, and the girls thought that the gray cloak and unfashionable bonnet covered the most splendid woman in the world.

You are not listening to my moral remarks, Mrs. Laurence,—and Laurie paused, for Amy's eyes had an absent look, though fixed upon his face. Yes I am, and admiring the dimple in your chin at the same time. I don't wish to make you vain, but I must confess that I'm prouder of my handsome husband than of all his money. Don't laugh,—but your nose is such a comfort to me, and Amy softly caressed the well-cut feature with artistic satisfaction.

Learn to know and value the praise which is worth having

A todos ellos gustaba Jo muchísimo, pero ninguno se enamoró de ella, mientras que fueron pocos los que pudieron escaparse de pagar el tributo de un suspiro sentimental ante el altar de Amy.

You are a hero-worshipper, my dear; and if people don't come up to the mark you are so disappointed that you fail to see the fine reality which remains when the pretty romance ends.

to be beautiful, accomplished, and good. To be admired, loved, and respected. To have a happy youth, to be well and wisely married, and to lead useful, pleasant lives, with as little care and sorrow to try them as God sees fit to send. To be loved and chosen

Aprende a reconocer y valorar los elogios que mereces y busca la admiración de personas que valgan la pena siendo modesta además de bonita.

Who are your heroes? asked Jo. Grandfather and Napoleon.

Well, I see beauty in you, dear. And if you are not art, what is?

I remember how fascinated I was with his letters

Junior was awed by his father, whom he regarded as a marble figure on a pedestal.

Junior felt humble in his presence.

No wonder I want to be Robert Mitchum: big, strong, super-cool, with those Freon eyes of his. That's who I was pretending to be a minute ago - Robert Mitchum in Out of the Past. - Ben