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Solitary Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- A man is known by the books he reads, by the company he keeps, by the praise he gives, by his dress, by his tastes,…
- Consider what you have in the smallest well-chosen library-a company of the wisest and wittiest men which can be plucked out of all civilized countries…
- Solitary converse with nature; for thence are ejaculated sweet and dreadful words never uttered in libraries. Ah! the spring days, the summer dawns, and October…
- To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and…
More Solitary Quotes
- As we have seen, WikiLeaks is a robust organization. During my time in solitary confinement in the basement of a Victorian prison,… — Julian Assange
- I used to live a very social life and never spend much solitary time looking at birds or reading. — Lynda Barry
- Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves… — Henry Ward Beecher
- True solidarity is only possible among the solitary. — Jose Bergamin
- Writing is a solitary existence. Making a movie is controlled chaos - thousands of moving parts and people. Every decision is a… — Dan Brown
- Only solitary men know the full joys of frienship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile, his friends… — Willa Cather
- Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong. — Winston Churchill
- The task of the solitary man is to be even more solitary. — Emile M. Cioran
- If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities. — Maya Angelou
- We need the tonic of the wilderness, to wade sometimes in the marsh where the bitten and the meadow hen lurk, and… — Henry David Thoreau
- I have three messages," said the breathless Nyad."One is we should never ever give up. Two is you are never too old… — Diana Nyad
- A solitary maple on a woodside flames in single scarlet, recalls nothing so much as the daughter of a noble house dressed… — Henry James