Quote#Solitude
Perfect solitude is when, for a whole day, no human eye has beheld…
Quote byBerthold Auerbach · 1812–1882
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Auf der Höhe · On the Heights (1865), Bk. 7 (Simon Adler Stern, trans.).
English (original)
Perfect solitude is when, for a whole day, no human eye has beheld your face.
— Berthold Auerbach
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