A dislike of death is no proof of the want of religion. The instincts of nature shrink from it, for no creature can like its own dissolution. But though death is not desired, the result of it may be, for…

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Half the pleasure of solitude comes from having with us some friend to whom we...

Half the pleasure of solitude comes from having with us some friend to whom we...

Half the pleasure of solitude comes from having with us some friend to whom we...

Half the pleasure of solitude comes from having with us some friend to whom we...

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still...

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still...

The big-bang, novel ideas that often spring up in our mind in the silence under...

The big-bang, novel ideas that often spring up in our mind in the silence under...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

For solitude is sometimes best society, And short retirement urges sweet return

For solitude is sometimes best society, And short retirement urges sweet return

Being solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own...

Being solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own...

The strain in mind of walking alone slowly on a deserted lane is nothing in...

The strain in mind of walking alone slowly on a deserted lane is nothing in...

Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience...

Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience...

As you put into practice the qualities of patience, punctuality, sincerity, and solicitude, you will...

As you put into practice the qualities of patience, punctuality, sincerity, and solicitude, you will...

I have a huge, active imagination, [and] I think I'm really scared of being alone;...

I have a huge, active imagination, [and] I think I'm really scared of being alone;...

Solitude is the most fertile land that yields the bumper crop of mind's creativity

Solitude is the most fertile land that yields the bumper crop of mind's creativity

I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet...

I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet...

Solitude is essentially the discovery and acceptance of our uniqueness.

Solitude is essentially the discovery and acceptance of our uniqueness.

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must...

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must...

Solitude vivifies; isolation kills

Solitude vivifies; isolation kills

It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion

It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion

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.

It is no surprise to me that hardly anyone tells the truth about how they...

It is no surprise to me that hardly anyone tells the truth about how they...

The first duty of love is to listen.

The first duty of love is to listen.