You shall abstain, shall abstain. That is the eternal song.
One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best.
Those that are firm in their will mold the world to themselves.
Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public.
A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.
Let us not dream that reason can ever be popular. Passions, emotions, may be made popular; but reason remains ever the property of an elect few.