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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.
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.
How glorious it is -- and also how painful -- to be an exception.
How glorious it is -- and also how painful -- to be an exception.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character. - On Love, 1822.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character. - On Love, 1822.
There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire. - Journal, read more
There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire. - Journal, December, 1900.
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.
The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.
The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.
Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.
Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.
Sometimes I need what only you can provide, your absence.
Sometimes I need what only you can provide, your absence.
