Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a new perpetual succession of miracles rising up to its view.

Summary

This quote suggests that admiration is a fleeting emotion that diminishes once one becomes familiar with the object of admiration. Unless it is constantly nurtured with new discoveries and amazed by a continuous stream of extraordinary things, admiration will fade away. It highlights the need for novelty and a sense of wonder to sustain admiration in the long term.

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