Solitude Quotes

• Blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge.

  Paulo Coelho

  Blessed, Judging, Introvert

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• Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.

  Arthur Schopenhauer

  Philosophical, Greatness, Men

  Arthur Schopenhauer (2016). “101 Facts of life”, p.26, Publishdrive

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• In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.

  Albert Camus

  Order, World, Introvert

  Albert Camus (2012). “The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays”, p.157, Vintage

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• Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in the illusions of the false self.

  Henri Nouwen

  Self, Our Society, Transformation

  Henri J. M. Nouwen (2016). “The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen”, p.18, HarperCollins

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• To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of, because in the silence you hear the truth and know the solutions.

  Deepak Chopra

  Life, People, Choices

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• I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Music, Loneliness, Being Single

  Henry David Thoreau (2015). “Thoreau on Nature: Sage Words on Finding Harmony with the Natural World”, p.29, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• Loneliness is inner emptiness. Solitude is inner fulfillment.

  Richard J. Foster

  Loneliness, Emptiness, Fulfillment

  Richard J. Foster (1995*). “Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline”, Jossey-Bass

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• In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.

  Virginia Woolf

  Life, Memories, Giving

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• Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Meditation, Delight

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• Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.

  Bell Hooks

  Love, Life, Meaningful

  "Time Spent in a Psych Ward" by Erin Nugent, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 10, 2015.

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  You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.

  Franz Kafka

  Inspirational, Life, Wisdom

  "The Zürau Aphorisms". Book by Franz Kafka, 1931.

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• Nothing can be done without solitude. I've created my own solitude which nobody suspects

  Pablo Picasso

  Done, My Own, Suspects

  Pablo Picasso, Pace Gallery (1981). “Picasso: the Avignon paintings”

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• My solitude doesn’t depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true company.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Hate, Being Alone, Offering

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• The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.

  Voltaire

  Happiness, Lonely, Life Is

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Language... has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone.

  Paul Tillich

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Lonely

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• If you are alone you belong entirely to yourself.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Ifs, Thoughtlessness

  Leonardo (da Vinci) (1965). “Leonardo Da Vinci on Painting: A Lost Book (Libro A)”, p.129, Univ of California Press

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• Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Philosophical, Inspiration, Being Alone

  c. AD 170-180 Meditations, bk.4, no.3 (translated by M Staniforth).

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• The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

  Albert Einstein

  Being Alone, Creativity, Quiet Moments

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  Before I die, I want to be somebody’s favorite hiding place, the place they can put everything they know they need to survive, every secret, every solitude, every nervous prayer, and be absolutely certain I will keep it safe. I will keep it safe.

  Andrea Gibson

  Inspirational, Broken Heart, Prayer

  Andrea Gibson (2018). “Take Me With You”, p.64, Penguin

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• Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

  Aristotle

  Loneliness, Being Alone, Loner

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• Simply wait, be quiet, still The world will freely offer itself to you.

  Franz Kafka

  Suicide, Suicidal, Solitary Life

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  To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.

  Victor Hugo

  Thanksgiving, Prayer, Wings

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• I am only one,
  But still I am one.
  I cannot do everything,
  But still I can do something;
  And because I cannot do everything,
  I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Life, Single

  "The Book of Good Cheer : A Little Bundle of Cheery Thoughts‎" by Edwin Osgood Grover, (p. 28), 1909.

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• We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.

  C. S. Lewis

  Wisdom, Loneliness, Silence

  "The Weight of Glory". Book by C. S. Lewis, 1949.

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