Solitude Quotes

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

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"Solitude is independence."
Nietzsche, Friedrich
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"An individual can very well endure solitude without the feeling that loneliness is approaching."
Kierkegaard, Søren
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"Hang yourself, and I will mourn you; but I won't let you disturb my life."
Kierkegaard, Søren
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"In solitude, the mind finds its truest nature."
Berkeley, George
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"There is often some sickness in those minds that are too much taken up with the consideration of what others think of them."
Locke, John
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"Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude."
Locke, John
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"Solitude is necessary for the soul to grow."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"Solitude nourishes the contemplative mind."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"We suffer in so far as we are a part of nature which cannot be expressed adequately through our individual nature alone."
Spinoza, Baruch
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"Solitude is the gymnasium of genius."
Maimonides
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"The greatest fruits of solitude are self-knowledge and self-discipline."
Berkeley, George
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"In solitude, the soul finds itself."
Berkeley, George
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"The contemplative life is superior to the active life."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"Solitude is the natural state for meditation."
Locke, John
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"Solitude is the cradle of genius."
Avicenna
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"In solitude, one can hear the quiet voice of conscience."
Maimonides
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"Solitude and community are both necessary for a balanced life."
Maimonides
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"Solitude is necessary for deep reflection."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"Solitude is the nursery of genius; but the company of great men is the food of it."
Hume, David
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"All the troubles of man come from his inability to sit quietly in a room alone."
Descartes, René
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"The love of retirement has, in all ages, been the virtuous man's ruling passion."
Locke, John
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"Solitude is where the soul finds conversation with the divine."
Al-Ghazali
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"In the silence of the night, the soul speaks most clearly."
Avicenna
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"Solitude allows the spirit to commune with its deepest truths."
Avicenna
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"Solitude is a gift for those who know how to use it well."
Maimonides
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"Solitude allows the soul to hear its own voice."
Maimonides
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"Descartes went and lived in the country, and gave himself up to private study and reflection."
Descartes, René
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"In solitude, the mind finds its greatest strength."
Descartes, René
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"The night is a sanctuary for those who seek solitude with God."
Al-Ghazali
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"In solitude, the soul finds its deepest truths."
Avicenna