Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. I you look at it to admire it you are lost.
I have no idols. I admire work dedication and competence.
I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I pity the creature who does not work at whichever end of the social scale he may regard himself as being.
Thank God we're not like America. Everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women I think men revere older women.
The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness.
A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. A man who invested wisely would be admired but a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion.
We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom they will discover your ignorance.
Instead of worrying about what people say of you why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions.