Solitude Quotes

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

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"We cannot work for liberation while remaining isolated; community is necessary for survival."
Davis, Angela
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"Solitude is where we recover ourselves before engaging with the world."
hooks, bell
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"Solitude can be valuable for reflection, but humans need connection to thrive."
Nussbaum, Martha
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"Some solitude is necessary for self-knowledge and reflection."
Nussbaum, Martha
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"A woman alone is not incomplete; she is often the most honest about the truth of her own life."
Rich, Adrienne
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"The spotlight effect makes us overestimate how much others notice us."
Kahneman, Daniel
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"Solitude is valuable, but human beings are not self-sufficient in isolation."
Nussbaum, Martha
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"What we learn in solitude we must bring back to the community."
Nussbaum, Martha
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"Solitude can be restorative, but humans are fundamentally social beings."
Sen, Amartya
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"Solitude is where I place my chaos to rest and awaken my creativity."
Pollock, John
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"In solitude the mind gains strength and learns independence."
Pollock, John
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"Solitude is where we truly meet ourselves."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Solitude allows us to know ourselves"
Goldman, Alvin
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"Solitude is where wisdom is deepest"
Goldman, Alvin
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"Loneliness is not the absence of people; it is the absence of understanding."
Pollock, John
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"In the silence of solitude, we discover who we truly are."
BonJour, Laurence
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"Solitude is the sanctuary where the soul remembers itself."
BonJour, Laurence
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"Solitude is necessary for self-discovery."
Williamson, Timothy
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"In solitude, we find either wisdom or obsession—often both."
Lehrer, Keith
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"In solitude, we meet ourselves without pretense."
BonJour, Laurence
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"Solitude is where the soul learns to speak to itself."
BonJour, Laurence
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"The foundations of understanding are built in silence and solitude."
Sosa, Ernest
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"Solitude is the school of genius."
BonJour, Laurence
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"Solitude is where the soul learns to speak."
Edgington, Dorothy
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"Solitude is not loneliness; it is communion with self."
Edgington, Dorothy
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"Solitude is not loneliness; it is freedom."
Nolan, Daniel
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"Solitude can be a refuge for reflection or a prison of isolation."
Goldman, Alvin
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"Solitude is the soul's refreshment."
Mares, Edwin
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"Solitude nourishes the contemplative soul."
Mares, Edwin
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"In solitude, the mind finds clarity."
Priest, Graham