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Silence is one great art of conversation.
Silence is one great art of conversation.
Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.
Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.
I want to be left alone.
I want to be left alone.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character. - On Love, 1822.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character. - On Love, 1822.
Children love to be alone because alone is where they know themselves, and where they dream. - The Man in read more
Children love to be alone because alone is where they know themselves, and where they dream. - The Man in the Water, 1994.
Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone. - read more
Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone. - The Labyrinth of Solitude, 1950.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends.
Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends.
Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. - Among My Books, 1870.
Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. - Among My Books, 1870.