The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude. Voltaire
Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self. May Sarton
Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude. Arthur Schopenhauer
Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search for
the truth. Have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living. Albert
Einstein
All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone. Blaise Pascal
Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being
alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being
alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of
being alone. Paul Tillich
Talent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
You are born alone. You die alone. The value of the space in between is trust and love. Louise Bourgeois
Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius. Edward Gibbon
I myself am best when least in company. William Shakespeare
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. Buddha
A little while alone in your room will prove more valuable than anything else that could ever be given you. Rumi
In stillness lives wisdom. In quiet you’ll find peace. In solitude you’ll remember yourself. Robin Sharma
I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was
like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude
weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it.
The darkness of the room was like sunlight to me. Charles Bukowski
I lived in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in maturity. Albert Einstein
A well-ordered mind is at home with solitude. The Stoic Emperor
A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for
it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy can live. Bertrand
Russell
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude. Aldous Huxley
In proportion as a person simplifies his life, the laws
of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be
solitude. Henry David Thoreau
The mind is sharper and keener in seclusion and uninterrupted solitude. Nikola Tesla
The great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. Ralph Waldo Emerson
You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at
your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet still
and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked,
it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet. Franz Kakfa
Once you know how to take care of yourself, company becomes an option. Keenu Reeves
In the temple of his spirit, each man is alone. Ayn Rand
I am never less alone than when alone. Cicero
