It is not enough to contemplate ourselves objectively; we must also treat ourselves objectively. - Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben

Our minds are so constituted that a change of objects brings nearly as much relief as actual repose.

We have aimed at popularity in the best sense of that term. The truly popular writer never sinks into the vulgar crowd. He rather raises the masses by bringing the highest subjects within their comprehension, making them, without a show of erudition, easily understood

"He who wounds me" exclaims an animated writer, “ injures my body only: but he who wearies me assassinates my soul.” And he who wearies himself needs to be placed under a system of mental dietetics.