„the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.“

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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„It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.“
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
„I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it.“
— Charles Bukowski
„But your solitude will be a support and a home for you, even in the midst of very unfamiliar circumstances, and from it you will find all your paths.“
— Rainer Maria Rilke