Society necessarily involves mutual accommodation and restraint as its first condition of existence, and the larger it is, the more insipid its tone becomes; a man is truly himself and free only when alone.

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Speaker

Schopenhauer (read by narrator)

Evidence Quote

a man can be himself only so long as he is alone and if he does not love Solitude he will not love freedom for it is only when he is alone that he is really free

Source

Schopenhauer: Self-Sufficiency is the Key to Happiness | Counsels & Maxims 9Christopher Anadale
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:37:02 PM

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