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Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.
Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.
A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.
A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.
I want to be left alone.
I want to be left alone.
Solitude is the playfield of Satan. - Pale Fire, 1962.
Solitude is the playfield of Satan. - Pale Fire, 1962.
To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy read more
To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy in the field, than their own hearts in their closet. - Lacon, 1825.
Only in solitude do we find ourselves; and in finding ourselves, we find in ourselves all our brothers in solitude. read more
Only in solitude do we find ourselves; and in finding ourselves, we find in ourselves all our brothers in solitude. - Essays and Soliloquies, 1924.
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood.
Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood.