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During my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me. ↗

— John Nelson Darby

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The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

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In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History? ↗

— Charles de Gaulle

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Mass communication, radio, and especially television, have attempted, not without success, to annihilate every possibility of solitude and reflection. ↗

— Eugenio Montale

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From the night, his solitude, the poet finds day and starts a diary that is lethal to the inert. The dark landscape yields a dialogue. ↗

— Salvatore Quasimodo

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Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

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Solitude begets whimsies. ↗

— Mary Wortley Montagu

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Friendship needs no words - it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness. ↗

— Dag Hammarskjold

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There's a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a monk for a while. ↗

— Tom Hanks

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To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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