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“Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius”

Edward Gibbon quotes (English Historian, 1737-1794)

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“I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.”

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“Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.”

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“I was never less alone than when by myself”

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“The whole value of solitude depends upon one's self; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place of punishment, a heaven or a hell, as we ourselves make it”

John Lubbock quotes (English Biologist and Politician, 1834-1913)

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“Solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude, we never hear in the hurry and turmoil of life; we receive counsels and comforts, we get under no other condition . . .”

Amelia E. Barr quotes (English born American Writer and Journalist, She wrote historical fiction such as Remember the Alamo (1888). 1831-1919)

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“The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.”

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“It is in deep solitude that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brothers. The more solitary I am the more affection I have for them…. Solitude and silence teach me to love my brothers for what they are, not for what they say.”

Thomas Merton quotes (American and Trappist Monk t Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Trappist, Kentucky, 1915-1968)

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“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.”

May Sarton quotes

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“We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.”

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“In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.”

Laurence Sterne quotes (Irish born English Writer, 1713-1768)

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