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Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short. — Thomas Hobbes
There are some solitary wretches who seem to have left the rest of mankind, only, as Eve left Adam, to meet the devil in private. — Alexander Pope
We are, first of all, not solitary creatures and second of all, we are deeply embedded in the lives of others. It's very easy to… — Nicholas A. Christakis
"The Universe repeats itself, with the possible exception of history." Of all earthly studies history is the only one that does not repeat itself. ...… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The most dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men but between a man and himself - where the arena of conflict… — Clark Moustakas
If there were some solitary or feral man, the passions of the soul would be sufficient for him; by them he would be conformed to… — Thomas Aquinas
There are so many different elements to surfing. Small waves, big waves, long boards, short boards. This makes it a sport you can share with… — Kelly Slater
Know for a certainty that if men understood how terrible is even one solitary sin, they would rather be cast into a heated furnace, and… — Catherine of Genoa
In the last stage of the spiritual master's life, the devotees of the spiritual master should take preaching activities into their own hands. In this… — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Serious or trivial, his daily behavior has instituted a canon which millions observe this day with conscious memory. No one regarded by any section of… — David George Hogarth
In this country, don't forget, a habit is no damn private hell. There's no solitary confinement outside of jail. A habit is hell for those… — Billie Holiday
There is something about the water - that solitary kind of peaceful feeling. You're on earth but not quite. — John C. Reilly
Adversity is solitary, while prosperity dwells in a crowd — Margaret of Valois
It is true that many creative people fail to make mature personal relationships, and some are extremely isolated. It is also true that, in some… — Anthony Storr
Every writer must acknowledge and be able to handle the unalterable fact that he has, in effect, given himself a life sentence in solitary confinement.… — Peter Straub
Imaginative writing has always been a solitary and indeed a somewhat antisocial activity. Apprenticeship existed, no doubt, but it was an apprenticeship to books and… — Madison Smartt Bell
Writing fiction is a solitary occupation but not really a lonely one. The writer's head is mobbed with characters, images and language. — Hilma Wolitzer
It's strange when they near your cell. You lose all your strength and you are like this. You lose all your strength as if a… — Unknown Author
Those who surrender to the service of the poor through love of Christ, will live like the grains of wheat that dies. It only apparently… — Oscar Romero
One solitary God-centered, God-intoxicated man can do more to keep God's love alive and His presence felt in the world than a thousand half-hearted, talkative… — Robert McNamara
Every solitary one of these aristocratic conspirators and would-be murderers claims to be an arch-patriot; every one of them insists that the war is being… — Eugene V. Debs
When I think of this life I have led; the desolation of solitude it has been; the masoned, walled-town of a Captain's exclusiveness, which admits… — Herman Melville
A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write melodies… — Sheryl Crow
Poetry is a solitary process. One does not write poetry for the masses. Poetry is a self-involved, lofty pursuit. Songs are for the people. When… — Patti Smith
Man is, at one and the same time, a solitary being and a social being. — Albert Einstein

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