Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Solitude will cure us when we are sick of crowds, and crowds will cure us when we are sick of solitude.”
- Source
- Of Peace of Mind
- Date
- 49–62 CE
- English wording
- Aubrey Stewart — Translator · from Latin
Meaning of “Solitude will cure us when we are sick…”
Neither isolation nor company is treated as a universal cure; Seneca recommends changing conditions when either extreme becomes mentally exhausting, favoring flexible balance over rigid withdrawal.
Where does it come from?
Of Peace of Mind, section XVII, Aubrey Stewart translation (1889), cross-checked against Project Gutenberg #64576 and Wikisource. Seneca recommends alternating solitude and company so that each corrects weariness with the other, then continues into advice about relaxation and rest.
