Our language has wisely sensed these two sides of man’s being alone. It has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone.

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"The first duty of love is to listen."

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"Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone."

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"It has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone.  And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone."

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"Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone, and solitude expresses the glory of being alone."

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"The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable."

- Paul Tillich

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