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That he was never less at leisure than when at leisure: nor that
he was ever less alone than read more

That he was never less at leisure than when at leisure: nor that
he was ever less alone than when alone.
[Lat., Nunquam se minus otiosum esse quam cum otiosus; nec minus
solum quam cum solus esset.]

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Alone!--That worn-out word,
So idly spoken, and so coldly heard;
Yet all that poets sing, and grief read more

Alone!--That worn-out word,
So idly spoken, and so coldly heard;
Yet all that poets sing, and grief hath known,
Of hope laid waste, knells in that word--Alone!

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

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

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Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.

Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.

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In solitude, where we are least alone.

In solitude, where we are least alone.

by Lord Byron Found in: Solitude Quotes,
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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.

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

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

by Karl Kraus Found in: Solitude Quotes,
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I praise the Frenchman; his remark was shrewd,--
"How sweet, how passing sweet is solitude."
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I praise the Frenchman; his remark was shrewd,--
"How sweet, how passing sweet is solitude."
But grant me still a friend in my retreat,
Whom I may whisper--Solitude is sweet.

by William Cowper Found in: Solitude Quotes,
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Nobody with me at sea but myself.

Nobody with me at sea but myself.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Solitude Quotes,
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