“Know then this truth, enough for man to know virtue alone is happiness below.”
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“Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.”
“Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when unfolded such men are seen to be empty.”
“Recommend to your children virtue; that alone can make them happy, not gold.”
“The strong man is strongest when alone.”
“Testing oneself is best when done alone.”
“No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had spent more time alone with my computer'.”
“Mass transportation is doomed to failure in North America because a person's car is the only place where he can be alone and think.”
“The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves, and at a given stage in their careers their name alone can practically gaurantee hit records.”
“Smart businesses do not look at labor costs alone anymore. They do look at market access, transportation, telecommunications infrastructure and the education and skill level of the workforce, the development of capital and the regulatory market.”
“I spend my life essentially alone at a computer. That doesn't change. I have the same challenges every day.”
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.”
“Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice.”
“The age in which we live, this non-stop distraction, is making it more impossible for the young generation to ever have the curiosity or discipline... because you need to be alone to find out anything.”
“Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.”
“I like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I don't want to be some stress casualty in early middle age.”
“It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.”
“You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.”
“Language... has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone.”
“Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I'm most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.”
“I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems.”
“Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.”
“If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.”
“Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.”