"Distance is a great promoter of admiration"
2007-02-22 12:31:57 · 6 answers · asked by Matthew P 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
That being closer to someone (or something) you admire might make you not admire them so much, since you'd start to see those flaws that aren't immediately apparent.
It would be like meeting some really successful person you admire, only to find out that they're arrogant and rude to everyone around them... You wouldn't admire them so much anymore.
Basically it means that things seem nicer from farther away...
2007-02-22 12:44:53 · answer #1 · answered by 8teph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is like the one "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." Maybe it means someone looks great from a distance but when you get close enuf to interact with them they may have a sucky personality......but then here's another one
"beauty is in the eye of the beholder"
2007-02-22 12:39:49 · answer #2 · answered by bobbysmama 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Distance makes the Heart Grow Fonder"
2007-02-22 12:36:15 · answer #3 · answered by Mark V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It reminds me of "absence makes the heart grow fonder". Basically, when you are far away from someone, your appreciation and love for them grows.
2007-02-22 12:54:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you don't live with a person you don't know his/her flaws which will aid in you admiring that individual.
2007-02-22 12:39:48 · answer #5 · answered by Carlene W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That you're (or the place or thing in question is) ugly. I'm serious.
2007-02-22 12:35:22 · answer #6 · answered by kazak 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋