Solitude Quotes

The difference between being alone and being lonely. Quotes about the richness of your own company.

14288 quotes

"The solitude of individual responsibility is the price of freedom."
Friedrich Hayek
G
"Solitude is where the mind encounters its own perceptions most clearly."
George Berkeley
A
"Solitude is the natural refuge of those who think, not the prison of those who hide."
Antonio Genovesi
J
"Solitude is where we encounter our own machinery most clearly."
Julien Offray de La Mettrie
J
"In solitude, the mind finds its greatest strength and clarity of purpose."
Johann Tetens
J
"In the quiet moments of reflection, we encounter ourselves most honestly and completely."
Johann Tetens
J
"Solitude properly understood becomes communion with ourselves and with the deeper currents of existence."
Johann Tetens
A
"In solitude, the soul discovers its true voice."
Antonio Genovesi
J
"It is astonishing what foolish things one can temporarily believe if one thinks too long alone, particularly in economics."
John Maynard Keynes
G
"Solitude clarifies the mind"
Giovanni Vico
G
"In solitude, the mind finds communion with eternal principles."
George Berkeley
A
"In solitude, we meet ourselves; in society, we discover who we truly are."
Antonio Genovesi
J
"In solitude, we discover who we truly are beneath the masks society demands."
Johann Tetens
J
"Solitude properly understood is not loneliness but communion with one's truest self."
Johann Tetens
J
"In our solitary moments, we encounter both our greatest fears and our truest selves."
Johann Tetens
G
"In solitude, the mind either elevates itself or debases itself."
Giovanni Vico
J
"I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude."
Johann Goethe
J
"Solitude is where the soul finds itself."
Johann Herder
C
"Solitude allows the mind to reflect and renew itself."
Catharine Macaulay
C
"Solitude teaches us to know ourselves."
Catharine Macaulay
F
"He who thinks too much about himself is much alone."
Friedrich Schiller
H
"In solitude, we find ourselves."
Hugo Grotius
H
"Solitude is a gift to the wise."
Hugo Grotius
C
"The self is known through the systematic examination of its capacities."
Christian Wolff
J
"Solitude is necessary for the development of wisdom"
Jean Bodin
J
"Solitude without wisdom becomes mere isolation"
Jean Bodin
H
"Solitude is where true wisdom is found."
Hugo Grotius
J
"Solitude renews the spirit and deepens self-understanding."
Johann Herder
J
"Solitude teaches what society can only suggest."
Johann Herder
C
"Solitude allows the mind to hear its own voice."
Catharine Macaulay