Solitude Quotes

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

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"In solitude, we discover who we truly are."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"Solitude is the friend of the wise."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"Solitude restores the spirit."
Selma Lagerlöf
"In separating oneself from society, one finds truth."
Robert Browning
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"In the solitude of the heart let it be said that God is neutral; he takes sides only in the hearts of those who choose sides."
Søren Kierkegaard
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"A man's own self is his only friend; every other must be an enemy."
Søren Kierkegaard
"Solitude is necessary for the soul to grow."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"Solitude is the beginning of all freedom."
August Strindberg
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"I want to be forgotten and abandoned."
August Strindberg
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"In solitude, the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself."
August Strindberg
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"Solitude is not loneliness; it is communion with oneself."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"Solitude is where the soul finds its voice."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"Solitude is the school of genius."
Henrik Ibsen
"In solitude, we find our truest selves."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"Solitude is not loneliness but communion with one's authentic self."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"Solitude is where the soul remembers itself."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"There is no one on whom we can rely, other than ourselves."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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"Solitude is where we find our true selves."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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"I learned that there exist different kinds of loneliness."
Anna Akhmatova
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"In solitude, we find ourselves."
Anna Akhmatova
"Solitude is a gift to those who seek wisdom"
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"The knight of faith is absolutely isolated in his pilgrimage."
Søren Kierkegaard
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"The deepest form of loneliness is the inability to be oneself."
Søren Kierkegaard
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"Solitude is the furnace of transformation."
August Strindberg
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"I have learned to accept the fact that I am disliked."
August Strindberg
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"In solitude, we discover truths we cannot find in crowds."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"In silence, we hear what our souls are trying to tell us."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"Solitude is either a sanctuary or a prison—we choose."
Henrik Ibsen
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"Solitude is not loneliness; it is a form of peace."
Boris Pasternak
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"In solitude, we find our truest selves."
Boris Pasternak