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title: "1 Loneliness Aloneness Quotes By Robert A. Johnson"
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> [“It sounds ironic to say that the cure for loneliness is aloneness. I don’t mean that you should just make yourself more miserable; I am prescribing instead a form of solitude that is meditative and open to your inner self.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/it-sounds-ironic-to-say-that-the-cure-for-loneliness-is-aloneness-i/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

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## More by Robert A. Johnson

> [“Once we become sensitive to dreams, we discover that every dynamic in a dream is manifesting itself in some way in our practical lives”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/once-we-become-sensitive-to-dreams-we-discover-that-every-dynamic-in/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

> [“Most psychotherapies are designed to patch up wounded people and then throw them back into the battle of oppositions. They guide people in how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/most-psychotherapies-are-designed-to-patch-up-wounded-people-and-then/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

> [The object of life is not happiness, but to serve God or the Grail. All of the Grail quests are to serve God. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/the-object-of-life-is-not-happiness-but-to-serve-god-or-the-grail-all/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

> [The place where light and dark begin to touch is where miracles arise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/the-place-where-light-and-dark-begin-to-touch-is-where-miracles-arise/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

> [“Culture can only function if we live out the unwanted elements symbolically. All healthy societies have a rich ceremonial life. Less healthy ones rely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/culture-can-only-function-if-we-live-out-the-unwanted-elements/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

> [The difference in a teacher and a mentor is that a mentor is interested in our soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/the-difference-in-a-teacher-and-a-mentor-is-that-a-mentor-is/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

> [For many years of my life I thought one came down with a mood just as one comes down with a cold. But slowly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/for-many-years-of-my-life-i-thought-one-came-down-with-a-mood-just-as/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

> [The real relatedness between two people is experienced in the small tasks they do together: the quiet conversation when the day's upheavels are at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/the-real-relatedness-between-two-people-is-experienced-in-the-small/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

> [“Dante was standing near the Ponte Vecchio, a bridge that crosses the Arno River in Florence. It was just before 1300… Dante saw Beatrice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/dante-was-standing-near-the-ponte-vecchio-a-bridge-that-crosses-the/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

> [Someone observed darkly that it is always two A.M. when one is in the 'dark night of the soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/someone-observed-darkly-that-it-is-always-two-a-m-when-one-is-in-the/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

> [The essential ingredients for relationship are affection and commitment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/the-essential-ingredients-for-relationship-are-affection-and/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

> [“The word suffer in its original sense means “to allow,” such as in one of Shakespeare’s dramas when a courtier says, “I suffer you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/the-word-suffer-in-its-original-sense-means-to-allow-such-as-in-one/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

> [There is a popular heresy abroad today which states that if a little is good, more is better. Following this dictum creates a life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/there-is-a-popular-heresy-abroad-today-which-states-that-if-a-little/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

> [Every person must live the inner life in one form or another. Consciously or unconsciously, voluntarily or involuntarily, the inner world will claim us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/every-person-must-live-the-inner-life-in-one-form-or-another/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

> [“To consent to paradox is to consent to suffering that which is greater than the ego. The religious experience lies exactly at that point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-johnson/to-consent-to-paradox-is-to-consent-to-suffering-that-which-is/)

[Robert A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-johnson/)

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