“One must learn an inner solitude, wherever one may be.”

“There is no companion like solitude. One who knows how to tune himself to the inner silence, even in the midst of the din and roar of the marketplace, enjoys a most recreative solitude.”

“Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.”

“In order to learn, one must change one's mind.”

“We are given over to absolute solitude. No one can speak with us and no one can speak for us; we must take it upon ourselves, each of us must take it upon himself.”

“If it is ones lot to be cast among fools, one must learn foolishness.”

“Solitude. One knows instinctively it has benefits that must be more deeply satisfying than those of other conditions, but still it is difficult.”

“No one can be happy in eternal solitude.”

“To learn one must be humble. But life is the great teacher.”

“There is beauty in compassion, but one must learn wisdom too.”