The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but to know someone here and there who thinks and feels with us, and though distant, is close to us in spirit — this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.
The one who thinks he can live without others is mistaken; the one who thinks others cannot live without him is even more mistaken.
A long-circulating form of the thought — wording may vary by translator or commonplace book.
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The one who thinks he can live without others is mistaken; the one who thinks others cannot live without him is even more mistaken.
La Rochefoucauld
The Commonplace