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Has he obligations to society which remain unfulfilled if he chooses solitude whilst he remains in it, or withdrawal into a retreat when he does not? Is he acting dishonourably? The answer is that he is entitled to his decision: it is personal. His own future life is at stake, not society's.

-- Notebooks Category 3: Relax and Retreat > Chapter 5 : Solitude > # 138