Separation

Famous quotes containing the word separation:

“In a separation it is the one who is not really in love who says the more tender things.”
—Marcel Proust (1871–1922)

“Reunion after long separation is even better than one’s wedding night.”
—Chinese proverb.

“The scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends. He was a profane person, and became a showman, turning his gifts to marketable use, and not to his own sustenance and growth. It was found that the intellect could be independently developed, that is, in separation from the man, as any single organ can be invigorated, and the result was monstrous.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)