Solitude Quotes

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

14288 quotes

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"I care for no man on earth, and no man on earth cares for me"
Sydney Carton
E
"Solitude can either destroy or enlighten."
Edmond Dantès
A
"I cannot conceive of any situation more painful than standing alone against the whole world."
Anna Karenina
A
"One can never be alone with everybody."
Alexei Vronsky
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"Truth emerges in solitude."
Levin
E
"I am not at all in a humour for talking."
Elizabeth Bennet
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"Solitude is a beautiful thing; but one needs someone to tell one that solitude is a beautiful thing."
Don Quixote
I
"Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul."
Ishmael
A
"We are all alone in our suffering."
Anna Karenina
E
"It is sometimes a advantage to be left to oneself."
Elizabeth Bennet
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"I shall seek my peace in solitude."
Hester Prynne
A
"Solitude teaches us truths that society conceals"
Abbé Faria
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"Solitude is sometimes necessary for the soul."
Levin
D
"Solitude is divine company."
Don Quixote
M
"I am not at all in humour for talking."
Mr. Darcy
R
"I am a man who belonged to no church."
Roger Chillingworth
A
"There is no one in the world whom I could speak freely."
Arthur Dimmesdale
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"Solitude is where the soul finds itself."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"I am not at all in a humour for talking. Use your own judgment."
Mr. Darcy
E
"The fortress of solitude becomes a sanctuary of knowledge."
Edmond Dantès
L
"In every heart there is a room, a sanctuary where we can go and be completely ourselves."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
E
"I am not at all in humour for talking."
Elizabeth Bennet
A
"Loneliness is the ultimate curse."
Anna Karenina
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"We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room."
Mr. Darcy
M
"I am happiest when entirely alone."
Mr. Darcy
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"In solitude, we find ourselves."
Levin
M
"I am not at all in a humour for talking; go away!"
Mr. Bennet
L
"The mask we wear for society becomes our prison"
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"The price of passion is often solitude and despair"
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)