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