Sometimes he caught himself listening to the sound of his own voice. He thought that in her eyes he would ascent to an angelical stature; and, as he attached the fervent nature of his companion more and more closely to him, he heard the strange impersonal voice which he recognised as his own, insisting on the soul's incurable lonliness. We cannot give ourselves, it said: we are our own.
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Loneliness breaks the spirit.
Loneliness breaks the spirit.
Man's loneliness is but his fear of life.
Man's loneliness is but his fear of life.
I was never less alone than when by myself.
I was never less alone than when by myself.
What makes loneliness an anguish is not that I have no one to share my burden, but this: I have read more
What makes loneliness an anguish is not that I have no one to share my burden, but this: I have only my own burden to bear.
When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.
When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.
It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.
It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.
One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad.
One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad.
Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.
Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.
Don't let loneliness drive you back into the arms of someone you know you don't belong with.
Don't let loneliness drive you back into the arms of someone you know you don't belong with.
