There is none more lonely than the man who loves only himself.

There is none more lonely than the man who loves only himself.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men,
To hear, to see, to feel, and to possess,
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But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men,
To hear, to see, to feel, and to possess,
And roam along, the world's tired denizen,
With none who bless us, none whom we can bless.

O Solitude! if I must with thee dwell,
Let it not be among the jumbled heap
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O Solitude! if I must with thee dwell,
Let it not be among the jumbled heap
Of murky buildings: climb with me the steep,--
Nature's observatory--whence the dell,
In flowery slopes, its river's crystal swell,
May seem a span; let me thy vigils keep
'Mongst boughs pavilion'd, where the deer's swift leap
Startles the wild bee from the foxglove bell.

This is to be along; this, this is solitude!

This is to be along; this, this is solitude!

Loneliness is about the scariest thing out there.

Loneliness is about the scariest thing out there.

If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.

If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.

Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.

Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.

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

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