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Philosophical literature3 quotes
We shall die alone. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Nowhere can a man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. — Marcus Aurelius · 180Nothing to my way of thinking is a better proof of a well-ordered mind than a man's ability to stop just where he is and pass some time in their own company. — Seneca · 65Autobiography and memoir1 quote
The true call of the desert, of the mountains, or the sea, is their silence-free of the network of dead speech. — Freya Stark · 1948Comedy drama1 quote
Tonight most people will be welcomed home by jumping dogs and squealing kids. Their spouses will ask about their day, and tonight they'll sleep. The stars will wheel forth from their daytime hiding places; and one of those lights, slightly brighter than the rest, will be my wingtip passing over. — Ryan Bingham · 2009Comedy drama (film)1 quote
Tonight most people will be welcomed home by jumping dogs and squealing kids. Their spouses will ask about their day, and tonight they'll sleep. The stars will wheel forth from their daytime hiding places; and one of those lights, slightly brighter than the rest, will be my wingtip passing over. — Ryan Bingham · 2009Epic poem1 quote
In solitude
What happiness? who can enjoy alone,
Or all enjoying, what contentment find? — John Milton · 1667Narrative poem1 quote
Alone, alone, all, all alone,
Alone on a wide wide sea! — Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1798Religious literature1 quote
In solitude
What happiness? who can enjoy alone,
Or all enjoying, what contentment find? — John Milton · 1667