Bertrand Russell Quotes about Solitude

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We are all prone to the malady of the introvert who with the manifold spectacle of the world spread out before him, turns away and gazes only upon the emptiness within.

We are all prone to the malady of the introvert who with the manifold spectacle of the world spread out before him, turns away and gazes only upon the emptiness within.

Bertrand Russell

Advice, Solitude, World

Bertrand Russell (2013). “The Conquest of Happiness”, p.60, W. W. Norton & Company

Something of the hermit's temper is an essential element in many forms of excellence, since it enables men to resist the lure of popularity, to pursue important work in spite of general indifference or hostility, and arrive at opinions which are opposed to prevalent errors.

Bertrand Russell

Men, Errors, Solitude

Bertrand Russell (2004). “Power: A New Social Analysis”, p.37, Routledge

Bertrand Russell Quotes about Solitude

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