Solitude Quotes

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

14288 quotes

"Solitude is the mother of genuine thoughts."
Charles Baudelaire
"The greatest works are born of patience and solitude."
Charles Baudelaire
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"In my heart there is a tempest, and I am its only witness."
Paul Verlaine
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"In solitude, we find either peace or madness, and sometimes both."
Paul Verlaine
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"In solitude, the soul either flowers or withers; there is no middle ground."
Paul Verlaine
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"In solitude, one discovers what one truly is."
Gérard de Nerval
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"The night is my kingdom, and darkness my throne."
Gérard de Nerval
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"I prefer the company of ghosts to that of men."
Gérard de Nerval
G
"To be alone is not to be lonely."
Gérard de Nerval
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"In solitude, one finds either madness or truth."
Arthur Rimbaud
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"Solitude is where the real conversations with oneself begin."
Arthur Rimbaud
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"Solitude is necessary for the soul to flourish."
Paul Verlaine
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"The soul grows through contemplation and solitude."
Victor Leconte de Lisle
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"Solitude is where the soul meets itself."
Victor Leconte de Lisle
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"In the silence of solitude, the soul finds its true voice."
Théophile Gautier
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"Solitude is the state of being alone, but loneliness is the feeling of being alone."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"In solitude, we meet our truest selves"
Guy de Maupassant
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"In solitude, silence becomes conversation with oneself"
Guy de Maupassant
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"I love tranquility and silence."
George Sand
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"Loneliness is the price of depth."
Gérard de Nerval
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"In abandonment, we discover our truest selves."
Gérard de Nerval
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"To feel alone is to feel most connected to humanity."
Gérard de Nerval
G
"In solitude, we find the company of our truest selves."
Gérard de Nerval
V
"In solitude, we discover who we truly are beneath the masks we wear."
Victor Leconte de Lisle
V
"In the silence between words lies the most important conversation."
Victor Leconte de Lisle
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"One can acquire everything in solitude except character."
Stendhal
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"Your absence has not taught me how to be alone."
Stendhal
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"Solitude is where one finds oneself."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"Solitude is solace for the weary."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"Silence is often the loudest voice."
Théophile Gautier