Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes, Men Quotes, Solitude Quotes

Culture is the suggestion, from certain best thoughts, that a man has a range of affinities through which he can modulate the violence of any master-tones that have a droning preponderance in his scale, and succor him against himself. Culture redresses this imbalance, puts him among equals and superiors, revives the delicious sense of sympathy, and warns him of the dangers of solitude and repulsion.

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Keep the town for occasions, but the habits should be formed in retirement.

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Well has he lived who has lived well in obscurity.

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In our own presence, we all pretend to be simpler than we are: thus we take a break from our fellow human beings.

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. . . clumsiness is often mated with a love of solitude.

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My yearning is my cup, my burning thirst is my drink, and my solitude is my intoxication; I do not and shall not quench my thirst. But in this burning that is never extinguished is a joy that never wanes.

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Letter writing is the only device combining solitude with good company.

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Modern civilization is so complex as to make the devotional life all but impossible. It wears us out by multiplying distractions and beats us down by destroying our solitude, where otherwise we might drink and renew our strength before going out to face the world again.

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Solitude is a catalyst for innovation

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Solitude either develops the mental power, or renders men dull and vicious.

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I hate who steals my solitude, without really offer me in exchange company.

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We must certainly acknowledge that solitude is a fine thing; but it is a pleasure to have some one who can answer, and to whom we can say, from time to time, that solitude is a fine thing.

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These are the voices which we hear in solitude, but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world.

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The individual who has experienced solitude will not easily become a victim of mass suggestion.

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Aloneness is the presence of oneself. Aloneness is very positive... You are so full of presence that you can fill the whole universe with your presence and there is no need for anybody.

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I myself am best When least in company.

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Sorrow preys upon Its solitude, and nothing more diverts it From its sad visions of the other world Than calling it at moments back to this. The busy have no time for tears.

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When you feel the desire for power, you should stay in solitude for some time

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A multitude of people and yet solitude.

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If you can't stand solitude, perhaps others find you boring as well.

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