The charms of seclusion
The charms of seclusion are seldom combined with the conveniences of civilization. Ethel Smyth
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The charms of seclusion are seldom combined with the conveniences of civilization. Ethel Smyth
The best convent for a woman is the seclusion of her own home. There she may find her vocation and fight her battles, and there she may learn the reality and the earnestness of life. Elizabeth Prentiss
Regardless of communication between man and man, speech is a necessary condition for the thinking of the individual in solitary seclusion. In appearance, however, language develops only socially, and man understands himself only once he has tested the intelligibility of his words by trial upon others. Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
My solitude doesn’t depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true company. Friedrich Nietzsche
Economics is important because it’s possible to buy the places that are necessary to live in relative inaccessibility and seclusion, or to move with a bit of style and chicness into the middle of civilization. Frederick Lenz
Few are there that will leave the secure seclusion of the scholar’s life, the peaceful walks of literature and learning, to stand out a target for the criticism of unkind and hostile minds. Felix Adler
So the Christian, too, belongs not in the seclusion of a cloistered life but in the thick of foes. There is his commission, his work. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
It is not simply to be taken for granted that the Christian has the privilege of living among other Christians. Jesus Christ lived in the midst of his enemies. … So the Christian, too, belongs not in the seclusion of a cloistered life but in the thick of foes. There is his commission, his work. … Read more
Go into seclusion and rest your mind on the silence. Dharma Mittra
I’m kind of an antisocial person. I realised when I was playing in bands that I wasn’t that comfortable being on-stage, and I preferred to be behind-the-scenes. I like the seclusion of composing. Cliff Martinez