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The hermits who go, self-banished, into their rural retreats have as much right to their solitude as we to our society. But if they avoid all contact with others for too long a period, they fall into fresh danger of monomania, hallucination, or illusory progress. Here, as in all things, a balance must be kept.

-- Notebooks Category 3: Relax and Retreat > Chapter 5 : Solitude > # 148