I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is always alone let him be where he will.
If it is surely the means to the highest end we know can any work be humble...
But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave...
I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart.