"We live in stormy and unsettled times. Hence we may confer a benefit, not only on ourselves, but on others, by divert…"

"We have aimed at popularity in the best sense of that term. The truly popular writer never sinks into the vulgar crow…"

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

"Those views of life which deify pleasure are less likely to yield it."

"The man dissatisfied with the world will be dissatisfied with himself, so as to be continually eaten up by his own il…"

"We cannot avoid moodiness; but we may turn to account, as does the poet, the various dispositions of the mind, or giv…"

"It has been well remarked of the poems of Hafiz, that their refreshing influence does not depend so much on the sense…"

"Composition, even when we have no idea of appearing in print, is an excellent dietetic tonic. ... The best and quicke…"

"True philosophy is a living wisdom, for which there is no death."

"You must master an object before you attempt to despise it."