1,307. Loneliness
"What is distant is in itself obscure, and, when we have no wish
to see it, easily escapes our notice, or takes such a form as
desire or imagination bestows upon it. Every man might, for the
same reason, in the multitudes that swarm about him, find some
kindred mind with which he could unite in confidence and
friendship; yet we see many straggling single about the world,
unhappy for want of an associate, and pining with the necessity
of confining their sentiments to their own bosoms."
Johnson: Rambler #160 (September 28, 1751)
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1,308. Class; Loneliness; Vanity
"It is not often difficult to find a suitable companion, if every
man would be content with such as he is qualified to please. But
if vanity tempts him to forsake his rank, and post himself
among those with whom no common interest or mutual pleasure can
ever unite him, he must always live in a state of unsocial
separation, without tenderness and without trust."
Johnson: Rambler #160 (September 28, 1751)
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