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In solitude, where we are least alone
I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace
He who lives in solitude may make his own laws
To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude
The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind
I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity
You will be melancholy, if you are solitary
He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of no virtue or ability is his own worst enemy and is afraid of solitude
He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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