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In his Devil\u2019s Dictionary<\/em>, Ambrose Bierce (1842-ca. 1914) includes this entry: \u00a0\u201cAdmiration: n.<\/em> Our polite recognition of another\u2019s resemblance to ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
P.S. \u00a0When I was quite young, one of my fantasies was to become a great architect. \u00a0The only thing that kept me from pursuing that path was an absolute and utter lack of even the slightest hint of visual-artistic talent. \u00a0That hasn\u2019t prevented some from going into the field nonetheless, but it stopped me. \u00a0I would see a marvelous building, or an image of one, and \u2014 inspired \u2014 begin sketching one of my own. \u00a0Unfortunately, though, all of my creations looked like boxes, or stacks of boxes. \u00a0That discouraged me.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 My course on \u201cThe Humanities of the Islamic World\u201d (IHUM 242) focuses\u00a0on several of these mosques, so I commend the compilers of this photo essay on their excellent taste: \u00a0 http:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/lists\/beautiful-mosques-around-the-world\/ \u00a0 In his Devil\u2019s Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce (1842-ca. 1914) includes this entry: \u00a0\u201cAdmiration: n. Our polite recognition of another\u2019s resemblance to ourselves.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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