Serenity Now

Ever since Dartmouth was carved out of the woods nearly 250 years ago, its remote setting has remained one of its greatest assets. Even as the college welcomes its largest incoming class this fall, the campus offers many pockets of natural solitude where anyone can escape the grind and find a quiet place to think and be alone.

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“The best thinking has been done in solitude.”
—Thomas A. Edison

“Without great solitude no serious work is possible.”
—Pablo Picasso

“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.” 
—May Sarton