Letting go is even more important than adding. Marie Kondo
The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace. Mildred Norman
Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others. Gerald Jampolsky
It is not difficult to trim and hack off the
nonessentials in outward, physical structure. However, to minimize
inwardly, is another matter. Bruce Lee
We seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack. Therefore, rather than grateful, we are bitter. Arthur Schopenhauer
When you consciously choose to be ordinary, you become extraordinary. Jaggi Vasudev
My riches consist, not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants. Joseph Brotherton
Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be. Wayne W. Dyer
Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm
spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if
your whole world seems upset. Saint Francis de Sales
It is a long way back, a long way back, to simplicity,
back to the vision with the sun shining upon it, back to my simple soul.
Muriel Strode
We don’t need to increase our goods nearly as much as we
need to scale down our wants. Not wanting something is as good as
possessing it. Donald Horban
The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go. Steve Maraboli
If you want inner peace find it in solitude, not speed,
and if you would find yourself, look to the land from which you came and
to which you go. Henry David Thoreau
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil. Marcus Tullius Cicero
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will. Epictetus
Seek not good from without; seek it within yourselves, or you will never find it. Epictetus
If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else. Marvin Gaye
I smile, and breathe, and let go. And one step at a time, become the person I want to be. Leo Babauta
Solitude is where I place my chaos to rest and awaken my inner peace. Nikki Rowe
A happy life consists in tranquillity of mind. Marcus Tullius Cicero
The root of all of our problems is our inability to let go. Leo Babauta
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
The beaten path is the safest, but the traffic’s terrible. Jeff Taylor
Solitude is the soul’s holiday. Katrina Kenison
A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company. Oscar Wilde
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. Henry David Thoreau
A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it. Don DeLillo
I know what men want. Men want to be really, really close to someone who will leave them alone. Elayne Boosler
Leave me alone, I’m trying to build! Don’t you know how people build? By concentrating! 5 years old building Lego
When they are alone they want to be with others, and when
they are with others they want to be alone. After all, human beings are
like that. Gertrude Stein
You don’t need to be a monk to find solitude, nor do you need to be a hermit to enjoy it. Leo Babauta
I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone. Rainer Maria Rilke
I’ve never been lonely. I like myself. I’m the best form of entertainment I have. Charles Bukowski
In a soulmate we find not company but a completed solitude. Robert Brault
Be there for others, but never leave yourself behind. Dodinsky
It’s enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment. Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez (One Hundred Years of Solitude)
One minute of reconciliation is worth more than a whole life of friendship! Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez
Why love if losing hurts so much? We love to know that we are not alone. C.S. Lewis
If you love someone, you are always joined with them – in joy, in absence, in solitude, in strife. Rumi
The worst thing about being lied to is simply knowing you weren’t worth the truth. David Roads
Experiment. Live a little. And remember that the fear of
absence is the surest sign that absence is direly needed. Michael Harris
The final word is love… To love we must know each other…
and we know each other in the breaking of bread, and we are not alone
any more. Dorothy Day
Your bad love of yourselves makes solitude a prison to
you. But let this be your honor: always to love more than you are loved
and never to be second in this. Friedrich Nietzsche
Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of
loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them
as a means of escape. Bell Hooks
You don’t get together to be alone. Grant Cardone
Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone – we find it with another. Thomas Merton
When society is made up of men who know no interior
solitude it can no longer be held together by love: and consequently it
is held together by a violent and abusive authority. Thomas Merton
We have to be wholly at peace with the prospect of many
years of solitude in order to be appropriately picky; otherwise, we risk
loving no longer being single rather more than we love the partner who
spared us that fate. Alain de Botton
We’re simply not here to go it alone. Only through relating constructively with others do we self-actualize. Marianne Williamson
Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away. Barbara De Angelis
I hold this to be the highest task of a bond between two people: that each should stand guard over the solitude of the other. Rainer Maria Rilke
Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Kahlil Gibran
We live together, we act on, and react to, one another; but always and in all circumstances we are by ourselves. Aldous Huxley
Be alone. Eat alone, take yourself on dates, sleep alone.
In the midst of this you will learn about yourself. You will grow, you
will figure out what inspires you, you will curate your own dreams, your
own beliefs, your own stunning clarity, and when you do meet the person
who makes your cells dance, you will be sure of it, because you are
sure of yourself. Bianca Sparacino
If you love a flower, don’t pick one. If you pick it, it
dies and ceases to be what you love. So, if you love a flower, let it
be. Osho
Love from one being to another can only be that two
solitudes come nearer, recognize and protect and comfort each other. Han
Suyin
Time was passing
like a hand waving from a train I wanted to be on. I hope you never
have to think about anything as much as I think about you. Jonathan
Safran Foer
This quiet ongoing solitude of mine is how I say I miss you without admitting it out loud. Beau Taplin
Many people suffer from the fear of finding oneself alone, and so they don’t find themselves at all. Rollo May
Just as love is the divine condition, so solitude is the
human condition. And for those who understand the miracle of life, those
two states peacefully coexist. Paulo Coelho
Without solitude, love will not stay long by your side. Paulo Coelho
