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title: "6 Value Solitude Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“The whole value of solitude depends upon oneself; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lubbock/the-whole-value-of-solitude-depends-upon-oneself-it-may-be-a/)

[John Lubbock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lubbock/)

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> [The value of solitude - one of its values - is, of course, that there is nothing to cushion against attacks from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-sarton/the-value-of-solitude-one-of-its-values-is-of-course-that-there-is/)

[May Sarton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-sarton/)

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> [“When you are old and grey and full of sleep’, it is good to have someone to lean on from time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruskin-bond/when-you-are-old-and-grey-and-full-of-sleep-it-is-good-to-have/)

[Ruskin Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruskin-bond/)

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> [“The value of solitude—one of its values—is, of course, that there is nothing to cushion against attacks from within, just as there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-sarton/the-value-of-solitude-one-of-its-values-is-of-course-that-there-is-2/)

[May Sarton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-sarton/)

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> [“Solitude is the measure through which you could concentrate on using your time. It is through solitude that you can convert your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunday-adelaja/solitude-is-the-measure-through-which-you-could-concentrate-on-using-2/)

[Sunday Adelaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunday-adelaja/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/sunday-adelaja-35_calling_solitude-is-the-measure-through-which-yo_2290611.jpg)

> [The whole value of solitude depends upon one's self; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lubbock/the-whole-value-of-solitude-depends-upon-one-s-self-it-may-be-a/)

[John Lubbock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lubbock/)

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