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Depression — Loneliness

Smart Senior Daily's Loneliness Quiz

"I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel all alone." -- Robin Williams

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Take our Loneliness Quiz and, then, read some of the related articles highlighted below. And, if you're into famous quotes, we've got some about loneliness, too. They're also below...

Smart Senior Loneliness Quiz

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Quotes

On the Nature of Loneliness

  • "Loneliness does not come from having no people around you, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to you." — Carl Jung
  • "It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely." — Albert Einstein
  • "The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself." — Mark Twain
  • "I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel all alone." — Robin Williams
  • "The loneliest moment in someone's life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly." — F. Scott Fitzgerald 

Loneliness vs. Solitude

  • "Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone." — May Sarton
  • "Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self." — May Sarton
  • "The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself." — Douglas Coupland
  • "What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be." — Ellen Burstyn 

Reflective & Poetic Perspectives

  • "The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • "Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the spaces between the notes and curl my back to loneliness." — Maya Angelou
  • "It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company." — George Washington
  • "All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone." — Blaise Pascal 

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