Solitude Quotes - Page 2

He walked on in silence, the solitary sound of his footsteps echoing in his head, as in a deserted street, at dawn. His solitude was so complete, beneath a lovely sky as mellow and serene as a good conscience, amid that busy throng, that he was amazed at his own existence; he must be somebody else's nightmare, and whoever it was would certainly awaken soon.

Solitude well practiced will break the power of busyness, haste, isolation, & loneliness.

For oft, when on my couch I lie in vacant or in pensive mood they flash upon that inward eye which is the bliss of solitude

Here, in my solitude, I have the feeling that I contain too much humanity.

The individual who has experienced solitude will not easily become a victim of mass suggestion.

Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.

Hour of nostalgia, hour of happiness, hour of solitude.

Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.

It is always what I have already said: always the wish that you may find patience enough in yourself to endure, and simplicity enough to believe; that you may acquire more and more confidence in that which is difficult, and in your solitude among others. And for the rest, let life happen to you. Believe me: life is right, in any case.

Embrace your solitude and love it. Endure the pain it causes, and try to sing out with it. For those near to you are distant.

The important thing is to know why we want to dance. We dance a solitude that we have inside us and cannot occupy with anything. This gap, that emptiness to which we put movement is the TANGO.

Time for solitude. God, I ask you to remake my heart. Fill it with what You love. Remove from it what You don’t. And mend what I’ve broken.

I hold the most archaic values on earth ... the fertility of the soul, the magic of the animals, the power-vision in solitude.... the love and ecstasy of the dance, the common work of the tribe.

One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your worst enemy. The good news is we generally like our own company, a quality that extroverts often envy. We find comfort in solitude and know how to soothe ourselves.

The weight of the world is love. Under the burden of solitude, under the burden of dissatisfaction.

My public life is before you; and I know you will believe me when I say, that when I sit down in solitude to the labours of my profession, the only questions I ask myself are, What is right? What is just? What is for the public good?

Wilderness can be appreciated only by contrast, and solitude understood only when we have been without it. We cannot separate ourselves from society, comradeship, sharing and love. Unless we can contribute something from wilderness experience, derive some solace or peace to share with others, then the real purpose is defeated.

I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.

I hate who steals my solitude, without really offer me in exchange company.

Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid.

Solitude sometimes is best society.

There is no free society without silence, without the internal and external spaces of solitude in which the individual freedom can develop.

Even if loving meant leaving, or solitude, or sorrow, love was worth every penny of its price.

In religions which have lost their creative spark, the gods eventually become no more than poetic motifs or ornaments for decorating human solitude and walls.