The most carefully brought up people are the first to feel the need for solitude, because they are those who put themselves out most for others.

Les gens les mieux élevés sont ceux qui ont le plus vite besoin de solitude, parce que ce sont ceux qui se gênent davantage pour la présence d'autrui.

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