Quote#Solitude
They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts
Quote byPhilip Sidney · 1554–1586
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia (1580), Book 1. Compare: "He never is alone that is accompanied with noble thoughts", John Fletcher, Love's Cure, act iii. sc. 3..
English (original)
They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.
— Philip Sidney
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