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    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.

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The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.

The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.

by Norman Cousins Found in: Loneliness Quotes,
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Little do men perceive what solitude is, and how far it extendeth. For a crowd is not company, and faces read more

Little do men perceive what solitude is, and how far it extendeth. For a crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures, and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Loneliness Quotes,
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One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul, and yet no one ever comes to sit by it.

One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul, and yet no one ever comes to sit by it.

by Vincent Van Gogh Found in: Loneliness Quotes,
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We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.

We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.

by Albert Schweitzer Found in: Loneliness Quotes,
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The surest cure for vanity is loneliness.

The surest cure for vanity is loneliness.

by Thomas Wolfe Found in: Loneliness Quotes,
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The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters.

The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters.

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People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about.

People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about.

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When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was read more

When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity - but actually it's about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial.

by Eugene O'neill Found in: Loneliness Quotes,
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The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.

The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.

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