Who said "Solitude is not loneliness, but communion with oneself."?

This quote is attributed to Thomas Hardy.

Solitude is not loneliness, but communion with oneself. - Thomas Hardy

"Solitude is not loneliness, but communion with oneself."

Thomas Hardy Solitude

Novelist Poet English 1840–1928

"The greatest poverty is not to live in a beautiful world."

"Life offers to none a charm that is permanent, the inevitable effect of time is to degrade and destroy."

"Love is a great beautifier."

"There is no greater thing than to be somebody's reason to smile."

"Sometimes being the best means being the loneliest."

"Solitude gives us time to reflect on what matters"

"I'm not good with people, never have been."

"I feel like I'm disappearing."