“To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of, because in the silence you hear the truth and know the solutions.”
PinOnly in solitude do we find ourselves; and in finding ourselves, we find in ourselves all our brothers in solitude. – Miguel de UnamunoPinLoneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self. – May SartonPinI care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself. – Charlotte BrontëPinSit in solitude every day. Be quiet and be still. Calm your thoughts and get to know your inner voice. – John SoforicPinSolitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong. – Winston Churchill
“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. It’s because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.“
Jodi Picoult
PinI never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. – Henry David ThoreauPinIf you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company. – Jean-Paul SartrePinIn solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself. – Laurence SternePinGreat men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude. – Arthur Schopenhauer
21 Inspirational Quotes to Help You Embrace Solitude
“Blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge.”
PinMy imagination functions much better when I don’t have to speak to people. – Patricia HighsmithPinThe monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind. – Albert EinsteinPinTo go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude. – Jeanne MoreauPinThe happiest of all lives is a busy solitude. – VoltairePinA man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free. – Arthur SchopenhauerPinIn stillness lives wisdom. In quiet you’ll find peace. In solitude you’ll remember yourself. – Robin SharmaPinOne travels more usefully when they travel alone because they reflect more. – Thomas JeffersonPinThe mind is sharper and keener in seclusion and uninterrupted solitude. – Nikola Tesla
“How much better is silence; the coffee cup, the table. How much better to sit by myself like the solitary sea-bird that opens its wings on the stake. Let me sit here for ever with bare things, this coffee cup, this knife, this fork, things in themselves, myself being myself.”
PinIn order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion. – Albert CamusPinPinIn solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us. – Virginia WoolfPinDelight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker. – Gautama BuddhaPinKnowing 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 HooksPinI have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel. – Audrey HepburnPinThe best thinking has been done in solitude. – Thomas A. EdisonPinI live in solitude. I have need of solitude to do the next day’s work. I can’t be to parties where the noise tires me. I can’t speak on the telephone. I must have complete calm. – Yves Saint LaurentPinIt’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you. – RumiPinOne can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude. – Johann Wolfgang von GoethePinI was happiest to be alone; for it was then I was most aware of what I possessed. – Roman PaynePinBreaking apart from someone you love very much can be unbearably painful, but finding yourself again can be a beautiful thing if you do your solitude right. – Grace Chatto
11 Quotes on Loneliness Vs. Solitude
“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.”
PinOnce you know how to take care of yourself, company becomes an option. – Keanu ReevesPinLoneliness is inner emptiness. Solitude is inner fulfillment. – Richard J. FosterPinSolitude isn’t loneliness. Solitude is when the entire serene universe seems to surround and hold you quietly. – Victoria EricksonPinLoneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone. – Paul TillichPinWe live in a world starved for solitude and silence and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship. – C.S. LewisPinIf you are alone you belong entirely to yourself. – Leonardo da VinciPinI like silence; I’m a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness. – Karen ArmstrongPinFriendship needs no words – it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness. – Dag HammarskjoldPinSolitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn’t have to be a lonely kind of thing. – Fred RogersPinLoneliness is to be avoided, solitude is to be sought. – Tom Hanks
21 Thought-provoking Quotes on Solitude that will Make You Think
“I had already found that it was not good to be alone, and so made companionship with what there was around me, sometimes with the universe and sometimes with my own insignificant self; but my books were always my friends, let fail all else.”
Joshua Slocum
PinMy solitude doesn’t depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true company. – Friedrich NietzschePinThe more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude. – Aldous HuxleyPinNothing can be done without solitude. I’ve created my own solitude which nobody suspects. – Pablo PicassoPinThe greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. – Michel de MontaignePinTo give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. – Victor Hugo
“Before I die, I want to be somebody’s favorite hiding place, the place they can put everything they know they need to survive, every secret, every solitude, every nervous prayer, and be absolutely certain I will keep it safe. I will keep it safe.”
Andrea Gibson
PinSometimes the solitary voice can be the best one. – Frank MillerPinConversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius. – Edward GibbonPinWhat a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be. – Ellen BurstynPinYou talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts. – Khalil GibranPinI would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. ― Henry David ThoreauPinYour inner voice is the voice of divinity. To hear it, we need to be in solitude, even in crowded places. – A. R. RahmanPinOne of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude. – Carl SandburgPinNowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. – Marcus AureliusPinSometimes I get so immersed in my own company, if I unexpectedly run into someone I know, it’s a bit of a shock and takes me a while to adjust. – Kazuo IshiguroPinBy all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear. – George HerbertPinNo one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. – BuddhaPinIn the temple of his spirit, each man is alone. – Ayn RandPinKnowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. – AristotlePinSolitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. – James Russell Lowell
13 Deep Quotes on the Definition of Solitude
PinSolitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature. – Albert EinsteinPinSolitude is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. – Deepak ChopraPinSolitude is not the absence of company, but the moment when our soul is free to speak to us and help us decide what to do with our life. – Paulo CoelhoPinSolitude is creativity‘s best friend, and solitude is refreshment for our souls. – Naomi JuddPinSolitude is where one discovers one is not alone. – Marty RubinPinSolitude sharpens awareness of small pleasures otherwise lost. – Kevin PattersonPinSolitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are. – Robert CecilPinSolitude, whether endured or embraced, is a necessary gateway to original thought. – Jane HirshfieldPinSolitude is like punctuation. A paragraph without periods and commas would be exhausting to read. – Arnie KozakPinSolitude is the place of purification and transformation, the place of the great struggle and the great encounter. – Henri NouwenPinSolitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines. – Paul BruntonPinSolitude is the soul’s holiday. – Katrina KenisonPinSolitude is the strength of being alone. It’s where we become our best company. – Jay Shetty
Overcoming depression and suicidal thoughts, Jeremiah Say found solace in quotes. After filling countless pages with resonating words, he moved his collection online to save trees and inspire others. Thus, GraciousQuotes.com was born. Jeremiah firmly believes in the power of quotes to swiftly spark inspiration during hard times. His blog is dedicated to uplifting others through these shared wisdoms. Discover more about Gracious Quotes or get in touch with Jeremiah.
