Solitude Quotes

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

14288 quotes

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"Solitude is either a sanctuary or a prison, depending on choice."
Ann Radcliffe
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"One can acquire everything in solitude except character."
Stendhal
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"Solitude is the best remedy."
Frances Burney
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"In silence, many find their truth."
Frances Burney
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"Solitude refreshes the weary and clarifies the confused."
Henry Fielding
"Solitude is the best nurse of wisdom."
Daniel Defoe
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"It is better to be alone than in bad company."
Mary Wollstonecraft
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"In solitude, the soul finds its truest voice."
Laurence Sterne
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"Solitude is the silent language of the soul."
Ann Radcliffe
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"The most profound discoveries happen in moments of stillness."
Ann Radcliffe
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"The most unbearable pain is that which is entirely private."
Stendhal
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"Silence is also conversation."
Stendhal
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"To live alone is to understand oneself."
Frances Burney
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"Loneliness and solitude are not the same thing."
Frances Burney
"Solitude is as needful to the mind as diet and exercise to the body."
Daniel Defoe
"Being bred in a crowd makes me naturally love solitude."
Daniel Defoe
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"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."
Jonathan Swift
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"In solitude, man finds his truest self."
Laurence Sterne
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"In the silence of solitude, the mind finds its truest voice."
Ann Radcliffe
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"Solitude offers the gift of self-discovery that company cannot provide."
Ann Radcliffe
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"In solitude, we either find ourselves or lose ourselves completely."
Ann Radcliffe
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"Idleness is only a coarse name for my infinite capacity for living in the present moment."
Samuel Johnson
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"Every human heart has its secrets."
Samuel Johnson
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"I am not tempted by ambition; I am content with obscurity and books."
Frances Burney
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"I would prefer a country life, with books and moral discourse."
Frances Burney
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"I find that books are the best companions in solitude."
Frances Burney
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"I find that solitude is essential for the development of the mind."
Frances Burney
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"Solitude allows the mind to reflect upon its own nature."
Henry Fielding
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"Solitude is not loneliness but communion with one's authentic self."
Henry Fielding
"Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character."
Daniel Defoe