Solitude Quotes

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

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"Silence holds all the answers."
Mooji
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"Your solitude is your truest companion."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"In solitude, the soul finds its truest voice. In community, it finds its purpose."
Francis of Assisi
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"Loneliness is the pain of being alone, and solitude is the glory of being alone."
Henri Nouwen
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"In silence and solitude we can encounter the deepest truth about ourselves and our world."
Henri Nouwen
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"The desert has always been a place where people go to encounter God and themselves."
Henri Nouwen
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"Distraction is the enemy of depth, and silence is the prerequisite for true communion."
Henri Nouwen
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"The desert fathers knew that isolation from people is not the same as communion with God."
Henri Nouwen
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"Meditation is simply the art of being present without agenda."
Adyashanti
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"Silence is the language of the soul."
Adyashanti
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"In solitude, the soul discovers truths that crowds can only obscure."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"Solitude is not found so much by going to the desert as by going into one's depths."
Thomas Merton
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"The cloister is not an escape from the world; it is the heart of the world."
Thomas Merton
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"The person who has no value for solitude will lose all sense of self."
Thomas Merton
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"Your consciousness is the only true companion."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"You cannot find yourself by seeking; you can only find yourself by ceasing to seek."
Rupert Spira
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"Solitude is the meeting place with your true nature."
Rupert Spira
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"Your deepest longing is the longing for yourself"
Mooji
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"Waste no time wondering what others think; they seldom do."
Francis of Assisi
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"In emptiness, we are filled."
Francis of Assisi
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"Silence is the home of truth."
Francis of Assisi
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"Solitude is the soul's sanctuary."
Meher Baba
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"In silence, the voice of God is heard"
Satya Sai Baba
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"When the sense of separation ends, loneliness ends."
Adyashanti
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"Solitude is not loneliness. It is communion with your true nature."
Mooji
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"In the silence, you will find your true voice."
Mooji
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"In silence, we find our true voice."
Ammachi (Mata Amritanandamayi)
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"The power of silence is greater than the power of words."
Ammachi (Mata Amritanandamayi)
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"In silence, you discover what you truly are."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"Solitude is not found so much in physical distance as in spiritual detachment."
Thomas Merton