Quotes about solitude
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One must learn an inner solitude, wherever one may be.
solitude left
Word I was in my life alone, / Word I had no one left but God. Robert Frost
solitude next habit
Next to a shot of some good, habit-forming narcotic, there is nothing like travelling alone as a 'builder-upper. Robert Benchley
solitude habit manners
Solitude is an excellent laboratory in which to observe the extent to which manners and habits are conditioned by others. Richard E. Byrd
solitude mind scene
Amid those scenes of solitude... the mind is cast into the contemplation of eternal things. Thomas Cole
solitude true-life impatience
The true solitary ... will feel that he is himself only when he is alone; when he is in company he will feel that he perjures himself, prostitutes himself to the exactions of others; he will feel that time spent in company is time lost; he will be conscious only of his impatience to get back to his true life. Vita Sackville-West
solitude misunderstood conditions
Of all the conditions we experience, solitude is perhaps the most misunderstood. Sarah Hall
solitude too-much study
Study requires solitude, and solitude is a state dangerous to those who are too much accustomed to sink into themselves Samuel Johnson
solitude demand able
In solitude, at last, we’re able to let God define us the way we are always supposed to be defined—by relationship: the I-thou relationship, in relation to a Presence that demands nothing of us but presence itself. Not performance but presence Richard Rohr
solitude bitterness pardon
We wrote verses that condemned us, with no hope of pardon, to the most bitter solitude. Salvatore Quasimodo
solitude proust humans
Friendship, according to Proust, is the negation of that irremediable solitude to which every human being is condemned. Samuel Beckett
solitude three-things inability
Yes, in my life, since we must call it so, there were three things, the inability to speak, the inability to be silent, and solitude, that’s what I’ve had to make the best of.
solitude sorrow remember
Sorrow and solitude, these are the precious things/ And the only words that are worth remembering. Townes Van Zandt
solitude too-much very-sad
Solitude is very sad, Too much company twice as bad. William Allingham
solitude sorrow form
Sorrow's faded form, and solitude behind. Thomas Gray
solitude crowds strife
Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.
solitude desire needs
I have not a desire but a need for solitude. Roland Barthes
solitude quality ifs
If you're alone with nothing to do, the quality of your experience really plummets. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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Solitude is naught and society is naught. Alternate them and the good of each is seen. Ralph Waldo Emerson
solitude world walks
We walk alone in the world.
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Solitude is impractical and yet society is fatal.
solitude rich
Solitude is rich but seldom hilarious. Stephanie Mills
solitude spirit longing
On the whole, the longing for solitude is a sign that there still is spirit in a person and is a measure of what spirit there is. Soren Kierkegaard
solitude danger alone-life
He that lives alone lives in danger; society avoids many dangers. Marcus Aurelius
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They make solitude, which they call peace. Tacitus
solitude independence isolation
The price for independence is often isolation and solitude. Steve Schmidt
solitude rebel failing
Solitude is so necessary both for society and for the individual that when society fails to provide sufficient solitude to develop the inner life of the persons who compose it, they rebel and seek false solitudes. Thomas Merton
solitude loner may
The loner may be respected, but he is always resented by his colleagues, for he seems to be passing a critical judgment on them, when he may be simply making a limiting statement about himself. Sydney J. Harris
solitude nerves unseen
It is sometimes advantageous to be unseen, although it is most often rather wearing on the nerves. Ralph Ellison
solitude soul cherish
Go cherish your soul; express companions; set your habits to a life of solitude; then will the faculties rise fair and full within.
solitude isolation
Isolation must precede true society.
solitude might quiet
Quiet is might. Solitude is strength. Introversion is power. Laurie Helgoe
solitude introvert make-sense
Introverts are collectors of thoughts, and solitude is where the collection is curated and rearranged to make sense of the present and future.