‘He that considers how little he dwells upon the condition of others
will learn how little the attention of others is attracted by
himself. While we see multitudes passing before us, of whom perhaps
not one appears to deserve our notice, or excite our sympathy, we
should remember that we likewise are lost in the same throng; that
the eye which happens to glance upon us is turned in a moment on him
that follows us, and that the utmost which we can reasonably hope or
fear, is to fill a vacant hour with prattle, and be forgotten.’—The
_Rambler_, No 159.