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The asceticism with which he regarded life in general is expressed in a letter to Emilie Reinbeck, 1843, in which he says: "Wer die Welt gestalten helfen will, muss darauf verzichten, sie zu geniessen."

From Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry by Braun, Wilhelm Alfred

In der Stille muss es sich gestalten, Wenn es kr�ftig wirkend soll ersteh'n; Aus dem Herzen nur kann sich entfalten, Das was wahrhaft wird zum Herzen geh'n.

From Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)