Solitude

Solitude

Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation, i.e., lack of contact with people. It may stem from bad relationships, deliberate choice, infectious disease, mental disorders, neurological disorders or circumstances of employment or situation (see castaway).

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Famous quotes containing the word solitude:

    “But the touch or company of any man whatsoever stirreth up their heat, which in their solitude was hushed and quiet, and lay as cinders raked up in ashes.”
    —Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)

    “Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.”
    —Aristotle (384–322 B.C.)