It might seem contradictory, but you can be alone but not lonely. Or vice versa, you can be lonely but not alone. These are terms that are often confused.
You see, to be alone means to be the only person in a given place.
They left me alone in the house.
To be lonely means to feel like you're the only person, even if you aren't.
I feel so lonely during the holidays.
To leave someone / something alone can have a couple of connotations. It can mean to stop bothering someone, like when we say Leave me alone! Or to avoid contact with someone/something: Leave it alone and it might go away. Likewise, if we want things to remain as they are, you should leave well enough alone.
To be left alone to do something by yourself, or to go it alone, can sometimes be advantageous. After all, as the saying goes, He travels fastest who travels alone, which means you can achieve goals more easily if you are not restrained by human ties[1]. On the other hand, as another saying goes: Man does not live by bread alone, which means that the basic needs of food, clothing and shelter are not enough; we also have spiritual and emotional needs. And speaking of emotional needs, remember: Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone; People will share in your happiness but avoid your sadness.
Here are some lonely quotes to think about before you leave:
If you are lonely when you are alone, you are in bad company, Jean-Paul Sartre
Be good and you will be lonely, Mark Twain
You can't be lonely if you like the person you're alone with. Anonymous
It's so lonely when you don't even know yourself, David Crosby
There is none more lonely than the man who loves only himself, Abraham Ibn Esra
A lonely person is at home everywhere, Russian proverb
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We are never alone, even when we are always lonely accompanies ourselves someone, that someone is the meeting with oneself.
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