Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.
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More quotes about Solitude
To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude.
Joseph Addison · SolitudeThe higher we rise, the more isolated we become; all elevations are cold.
Boufflers · SolitudeGet away from the crowd when you can. Keep yourself to yourself, if only for a few hours daily.
Arthur Brisbane · SolitudeThis great misfortune -- to be incapable of solitude.
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