Solitude Quotes

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

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"In solitude, the soul finds itself; in company, it finds itself again."
Gerolamo Cardano
"In solitude, we meet ourselves; in society, we meet others."
Gerolamo Cardano
F
"A contemplative man is seldom miserable."
Francis Bacon
M
"In solitude, one finds not loneliness but the company of one's truest self and one's Creator."
Matteo Ricci
G
"In solitude, we discover the voices we've been too busy to hear."
Giovan Battista della Porta
C
"In solitude, a woman discovers her truest self and her greatest strength."
Christine de Pizan
C
"In solitude, many women have discovered the solutions that society could not provide."
Christine de Pizan
"In solitude, we discover the voice of our true self, uncluttered by the noise of society."
Juan Luis Vives
F
"A lonely man is a pitiful object; even the gods agree on this."
Francesco Petrarch
F
"Solitude is a fine meal which becomes a nightmare when eaten every day."
Francesco Petrarch
"Solitude is where profound thoughts are born."
Gerolamo Cardano
"The greatest victories are often won in silence and solitude."
Gerolamo Cardano
F
"Solitude is the nurse of genius."
Francesco Petrarch
"In solitude, we discover who we truly are."
Juan Luis Vives
M
"In the silence of solitude, we hear the voice of conscience most clearly."
Matteo Ricci
M
"In solitude, we discover the company of our truest self."
Matteo Ricci
C
"In solitude, we discover not loneliness, but the company of our own truest thoughts."
Christine de Pizan
N
"In stillness and solitude, the mind finds its greatest clarity."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
N
"In solitude with one's thoughts, truth often reveals itself unexpectedly."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
B
"Solitude teaches what society cannot: the truth about yourself."
Baltasar Gracián
"In solitude, we discover what we truly are beneath the masks we wear for society."
Gerolamo Cardano
F
"Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god."
Francis Bacon
N
"Solitude provides the space for deep thought and reflection."
Niccolò Copernicus
N
"Solitude is where the soul communes with the infinite."
Niccolò Copernicus
R
"Solitude is necessary for the soul."
Raphael Sanzio
R
"Solitude strengthens the self."
Raphael Sanzio
G
"Solitude is necessary for the soul."
Giordano Bruno
G
"Solitude restores the weary soul."
Giordano Bruno
"To be silent is sometimes to speak."
Thomas More
"A moment of reflection is worth a year of action without thought."
Thomas More