That he was never less at leisure than when at leisure: nor that
he was ever less alone than read more

That he was never less at leisure than when at leisure: nor that
he was ever less alone than when alone.
[Lat., Nunquam se minus otiosum esse quam cum otiosus; nec minus
solum quam cum solus esset.]

Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid.

Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid.

Man's loneliness is but his fear of life.

Man's loneliness is but his fear of life.

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious read more

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence.

Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone, and the word solitude to express the read more

Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone, and the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.

In solitude, when we are least alone.

In solitude, when we are least alone.

Language... has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" read more

Language... has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone.

Whoever gives himself up to solitude,
Ah! he is soon alone.
[Ger., Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergiebt,
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Whoever gives himself up to solitude,
Ah! he is soon alone.
[Ger., Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergiebt,
Ach! der ist bald allein.]

Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.

Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.