The whole value of solitude depends upon one's self; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place of punishment, a heaven or a hell, as we ourselves make it.

  • -- John Lubbock 卢伯克

孤独的全部价值取决于一个人的自我;它可能是避难所,也可能是监狱,也可能是休息的天堂,也可能是惩罚的地方,也可能是天堂,也可能是地狱,就像我们自己创造的那样。

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It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.

在这个世界上,跟随世俗的意见生活是很容易的;在孤独中,我们很容易活在自己的世界里;但伟大的人是那些在人群中保持绝对甜蜜的孤独的独立性的人。

Cultivate solitude and quiet and a few sincere friends, rather than mob merriment, noise and thousands of nodding acquaintances.

培养孤独,安静和几个真诚的朋友,而不是乌合之众的欢乐,噪音和成千上万点头之交。