Abusive Quote by Thomas Merton

Solitude either develops the mental power, or renders men dull and vicious.

— Victor Hugo

“For solitude confers a twofold advantage on the intellectually superior person; first of all, being on his own, and the second, not being with…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

One ought to love society, if he wishes to enjoy solitude. It is a social nature that solitude works upon with the most various…

— Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann

Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come…

— Thomas de Quincey

Solitude is so necessary both for society and for the individual that when society fails to provide sufficient solitude to develop the inner life…

— Thomas Merton

Solitude is impractical and yet society is fatal.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Solitude lies at the lowest depth of the human condition. Man is the only being who feels himself to be alone and the only…

— Octavio Paz

Solitude is naught and society is naught. Alternate them and the good of each is seen.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

There is nothing worse than solitude. Solitude can help a man realize himself; but it destroys a woman

— Coco Chanel

Society must be organized in such a way that mans social, loving nature is not separated from his social existence, but becomes one with…

— Erich Fromm

There is a society in the deepest solitude.

— Isaac D'Israeli

Solitude is impractical, and society fatal. We must keep our head in the one and our hands in the other. The conditions are met,…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson