I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part
of the time. To be in company, even with the
best, is soon wearisome and dissipating. I love
to be alone. I never found the 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. Solitude is not
measured by the miles of space that intervene
between a man and his fellows.
What is the best way to interpret the paradox “I never
found the companion that was so companionable as
solitude”?
a. He is asking them to focus on the importance of
close relationships.
b. He is asking them to focus on the downside of
being lonely.
c. He is asking them to consider the benefits of
spending time alone.
d. He is asking them to consider the benefits of
having companions.