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Aloneness is a wise teacher. Kierkegaard remarked that one sign of spiritual maturity was the ability to be comfortable when alone.

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Vernon Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 16
Died: 1992
Died: August 23
Author
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Haverhill
Massachusetts
Mind
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Comfortable
Teacher
Wise
Alone
Kierkegaard
Ability
Aloneness
Spiritual
Remarked

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