"Happy the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air,  In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade,  In winter fire. Blest! who can unconcerndly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away, In health of body, peace of mind,  Quiet by day, Sound sleep by night; study and ease Together mixd; sweet recreation, And innocence, which most does please,  With meditation. Thus let me live, unseen, unknown; Thus unlamented let me die; Steal from the world, and not a stone  Tell where I lie."
Solitude, also known as social withdrawal, is a state of seclusion or isolation, meaning lack of socialisation. Effects can be either positive or negative, depending on the situation. Short-term solitude is often valued as a time when one may work, think, or rest without disturbance. It may be desired for the sake of privacy. Long-term solitude may stem from soured relationships, loss of loved one
"Why will you go alone and keep company with no one on the journey? If our beneficent spirit does not stand by you there, if our good protective deity does not go with you there, you will never again stand with us where we stand, you will never again dwell with us where we dwell, you will never again set your feet on the ground where our feet are. You will not come back from the great mountains, where no one goes alone, whence no one returns to mankind!"
Solitude"Solitude is a silent storm that breaks down all our dead branches; Yet it sends our living roots deeper into the living heart of the living earth."
Solitude"Sometimes when we have been overcome by pride or impatience, and we want to improve our rough and bearish manners, we complain that we require solitude, as if we should find the virtue of patience there where nobody provokes us: and we apologize for our carelessness, and say that the reason of our disturbance does not spring from our own impatience, but from the fault of our brethren."
Solitude"little do men perceive what solitude is, and how far it extendeth; for a crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures, and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Solitude"La solitude, cest le vide ; et la nature morale en a tout autant dhorreur que la nature physique. La solitude nest habitable que pour lhomme de génie qui la remplit de ses idées, filles du monde spirituel, ou pour le contemplateur des œuvres divines qui la trouve illuminée par le jour du ciel, animée par le souffle et par la voix de Dieu. Hormis ces deux hommes, si voisins du paradis, la solitude est à la torture ce que le moral est au physique. Entre la solitude et la torture il a toute la différence de la maladie nerveuse à la maladie chirurgicale. Cest la souffrance multipliée par linfini. Le corps touche à linfini par le système nerveux, comme lesprit y pénètre par la pensée."
Solitude"Whosoever is delighted in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god."
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