Solitude Quotes

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

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"My thoughts are my company; I prefer them to most people."
Denis Diderot
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"The soul requires solitude to thrive."
Denis Diderot
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"Solitude is necessary for reflection, but connection is necessary for growth."
Simone de Beauvoir
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"The human heart has hidden treasures, in secret kept, in silence sealed."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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"In solitude, we discover who we truly are beneath the noise of the world."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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"Solitude allows for self-reflection."
Pierre Corneille
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"Solitude nourishes the spirit."
Pierre Corneille
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"Solitude nourishes the thoughtful soul."
Jean Racine
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"In solitude we discover ourselves."
Jean Racine
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"We are rarely proud when we are alone."
Voltaire
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"Civilization is filled with noise; solitude is filled with peace."
Voltaire
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"In the deepest solitude lies the greatest happiness."
Stéphane Mallarmé
"I love darkness and silence."
Charles Baudelaire
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"Solitude is not loneliness; it is the space where the soul speaks to itself."
Denis Diderot
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"Solitude is not loneliness; it is the company of one's better self."
Pierre Corneille
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"Solitude grants perspective that society cannot provide."
Pierre Corneille
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"Is there any state more pitiable than that of a man in solitude?"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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"In silence, we often find what words cannot express."
Molière
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"In silence, we often hear the truths that words cannot express."
Jean Racine
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"In solitude, we discover who we are when no one is watching."
Jean Racine
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"To create is to accept solitude as necessity."
Stéphane Mallarmé
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"The artist's solitude is his greatest resource."
Stéphane Mallarmé
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"We are rarely proud when we are alone."
Voltaire
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"We are all exiles in our own lives"
Arthur Rimbaud
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"Solitude is where the soul finds itself."
Paul Verlaine
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"Solitude nourishes the weary spirit."
Paul Verlaine
"I flee the crowd; solitude is my palace and my kingdom."
Charles Baudelaire
"Solitude is where the soul learns to speak to itself and finally listens."
Charles Baudelaire
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"In solitude, the soul finds its voice."
Pierre Corneille
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"In solitude, we commune with our truest selves."
Pierre Corneille