Multiple choice general knowledge

Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.

  1. Latin Proverb

  2. James Russel Lowell

  3. Louisa May Alcott

  4. Albert Einstein
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B Correct answer
Explanation

James Russell Lowell is correctly attributed as the author of this quote on the balance between solitude and society. Lowell (1819-1891) was an American Romantic poet, editor, and diplomat who wrote extensively on imagination and character. The other options are incorrect: this is not a Latin proverb, and neither Alcott nor Einstein are the source.

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