15. FINEST HOURS

The finest hours of life are those spent not among large groups, but in conversation with just a few people, in reading great books, in listening to melodious music, wandering in a forest of great trees, unraveling nature's secrets in a laboratory. The persons who have had the most to give their fellow beings are those who have enriched their minds and hearts in solitude. It is a poor education that does not fit a person to be alone to spend time with himself/herself.