“Language… 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.” -Paul Johannes Tillich, The Eternal Now
“The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.” – Mother Theresa
“Man loves company even if it is only that of a small burning candle.” -Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
“We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we’re not alone.” – Orson Welles
“People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.” -Joseph F. Newton
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“Language… 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.” -Paul Johannes Tillich, The Eternal Now
“The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.” – Mother Theresa
“Man loves company even if it is only that of a small burning candle.” -Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
“We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we’re not alone.” – Orson Welles
“People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.” -Joseph F. Newton
Love the last quote. Although I don’t follow the logic of the post.