No companion is as companionable as solitude.

What it means

Thoreau found that company, even good company, wears you out. Time alone restored him. Make room for solitude on purpose.

The source

"No companion is as companionable as solitude." Henry David Thoreau said it in Walden (1854), Solitude. Written in English: Walden, 1854.

"I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude."

Original English (Walden, 1854), Walden (1854), Solitude. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862). Lived two years in a cabin he built at Walden Pond and wrote Walden about it. His essay Civil Disobedience argued for refusing to cooperate with injustice.

Questions

What does "No companion is as companionable as solitude." mean?

Thoreau found that company, even good company, wears you out. Time alone restored him. Make room for solitude on purpose.

Who said "No companion is as companionable as solitude."?

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862). Source: Walden (1854), Solitude.

What is the original wording?

I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude (Original English (Walden, 1854)). Written in English: Walden, 1854.

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