Quote by Robert Cecil
Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are. -

Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are. – Robert Cecil

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Faith makes all evil good to us, and all good better unbelief makes all good evil, and all evil worse. Faith laughs at the shaking of the spear unbelief trembles at the shaking of a leaf. – Robert Cecil

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Solitude
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There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall. – Colette

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There are days when you seek the company of your solitude, and your solitude just wants to be left alone. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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True solitude is a din of birdsong, seething leaves, whirling colors, or a clamor of tracks in the snow. – Edward Hoagland

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The great omission in American life is solitude; not loneliness, for this is an alienation that thrives most in the midst of crowds, but that zone of time and space, free from the outside pressures, which is the incubator of the spirit. – Marya Mannes

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If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten. – Rudyard Kipling

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Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. – Alfred Lord Tennyson

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A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was. – Joseph Hall

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Stadium rock and commercial rock are the opposite of what poetry needs. An audience of around 200 is ideal for poetry. – Adrian Mitchell

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