Solitude

"If only men could see more deeply, they would find what a treasure is hidden in solitude and everyone would run to it."

- Dom Johannes Lanspergus, Carthusian

"Tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne pas savoir demeurer au repos dans une chambre."

("All the unhappiness of men can be attributed to one thing, namely, not being able to sit quietly alone in a room.")

- Blaise Pascal