"One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

🌙 Solitude

“One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.”

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

You learn facts from other people, but those lightning-bolt moments of clarity? Those tend to come when it's just you and your thoughts. Give yourself that quiet space — your best ideas are waiting there.

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