Hence in solitude, or that deserted state when we are surrounded by human beings and yet they sympathize not with us, we love the flowers, the grass, the waters, and the sky. In the motion of the very leaves of spring, in the blue air, there is then found a secret correspondence with our heart. Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in "Poems" that "Hence in solitude, or that deserted state when we are surrounded by human beings and yet they sympathize not with us, we love the flowers, the grass, the waters, and the sky. In the motion of the very leaves of spring, in the blue air, there is then found a secret correspondence with our heart." If you are in a place where others do not like you, yet you like it there. You can be sure that there is something in this world for you. If you feel lonely, you will find friends when you are away from others. You can also be sure that if you are surrounded by people who do not like you that this means that they need to learn to like you.

Source: Shelley On Love: Selected Writings

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