Solitude Quotes

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

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"Silence is an essential aspect of the eventuation of truth."
Heidegger, Martin
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"All those who truly listen are alone."
Heidegger, Martin
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"What remains is what is left unsaid."
Heidegger, Martin
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"One cannot write anything about oneself that is more interesting than what one can discover about the world."
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
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"A man is a universe entire within himself."
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
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"Solitude is necessary for the growth of the mind."
Popper, Karl
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"The solitude of the thinker is necessary for the concentration required for genuine understanding."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Solitude is not the opposite of togetherness; authentic being requires both."
Heidegger, Martin
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"The solitude of the thinker is the birthplace of wisdom."
Spencer, Herbert
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"To be understood is to be pitied."
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
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"The work of philosophy is done in the silence of the mind."
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
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"Solitude is not the absence of relationship but the space in which the self becomes conscious."
Dilthey, Wilhelm
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"Solitude tends to produce ideal sentiments in which man approximates the divine."
Peirce, Charles Sanders
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"Silence can be more eloquent than words in moments of truth."
Heidegger, Martin
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"We are always in danger of losing ourselves in the masses."
Heidegger, Martin
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"Dwelling authentically requires attending to the particular place."
Heidegger, Martin
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"Silence dwells where authentic understanding is born."
Heidegger, Martin
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"Every consciousness is a consciousness of a world; solitary consciousness would be impossible."
Husserl, Edmund
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"It is better to be alone than in bad company."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Solitude is necessary for the development of the self."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Solitude replenishes the spirit."
Spencer, Herbert
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"To be alone is not the same as to be lonely."
Peirce, Charles Sanders
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"Solitude is necessary for the development of inner strength."
Dilthey, Wilhelm
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"Solitude is necessary for reflection."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"Solitude teaches us who we truly are."
Comte, Auguste
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"Solitude properly spent is never wasted time."
Comte, Auguste
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"Do not be afraid to stand alone; the greatest power comes from solitude."
James, William
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"The genesis of thought is in solitude."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Solitude is the furnace of transformation."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"Solitude is the furnace of genius."
Bentham, Jeremy