Life without a friend is death without a witness. Spanish Proverb
Life without a friend is death without a witness.SolitudeQuotations by Spanish Proverb
Month: November 2008
Well has he lived who has lived well in obscurity. Ovid
Well has he lived who has lived well in obscurity.SolitudeQuotations by Ovid
Solitude begets whimsies. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Solitude begets whimsies.SolitudeQuotations by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
An artist is always alone — if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness. Henry Miller
An artist is always alone — if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.SolitudeQuotations by Henry Miller
In the world a man lives in his own age; in solitude in all ages. William Mathews
In the world a man lives in his own age; in solitude in all ages.SolitudeQuotations by William Mathews
Two Paradises t’were in one, to live in Paradise alone. Andrew Marvell
Two Paradises t’were in one, to live in Paradise alone.SolitudeQuotations by Andrew Marvell
Solitude is as needed to the imagination as society is wholesome to the character. James Russell Lowell
Solitude is as needed to the imagination as society is wholesome to the character.SolitudeQuotations by James Russell Lowell
A solitude is the audience-chamber of God. Walter Savage Landor
A solitude is the audience-chamber of God.SolitudeQuotations by Walter Savage Landor
Solitude: a sweet absence of looks. Milan Kundera
Solitude: a sweet absence of looks.SolitudeQuotations by Milan Kundera
The thoughtful soul to solitude retires. Omar Khayyam
The thoughtful soul to solitude retires.SolitudeQuotations by Omar Khayyam
O Solitude! If I must with thee dwell, Let it not be among the jumbled heap of murky buildings John Keats
O Solitude! If I must with thee dwell, Let it not be among the jumbled heap of murky buildingsSolitudeQuotations by John Keats
Solitude is un-American. Erica Jong
Solitude is un-American.SolitudeQuotations by Erica Jong
If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary, be not idle. Samuel Johnson
If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary, be not idle.SolitudeQuotations by Samuel Johnson
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude. Aldous Huxley
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.SolitudeQuotations by Aldous Huxley
A man by himself is in bad company. Eric Hoffer
A man by himself is in bad company.SolitudeQuotations by Eric Hoffer
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone. George Herbert
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.SolitudeQuotations by George Herbert
I want to be left alone. Greta Garbo
I want to be left alone.SolitudeQuotations by Greta Garbo
The good and the wise lead quiet lives. Euripides
The good and the wise lead quiet lives.SolitudeQuotations by Euripides
Conversation enriches the understanding; but solitude is the school of genius. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Conversation enriches the understanding; but solitude is the school of genius.SolitudeQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
We never touch but at points. Ralph Waldo Emerson
We never touch but at points.SolitudeQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
We walk alone in the world. Ralph Waldo Emerson
We walk alone in the world.SolitudeQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Solitude is impractical and yet society is fatal. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Solitude is impractical and yet society is fatal.SolitudeQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature. Albert Einstein
Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.SolitudeQuotations by Albert Einstein
I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity. Albert Einstein
I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.SolitudeQuotations by Albert Einstein
The best thinking has been done in solitude. Thomas A. Edison
The best thinking has been done in solitude.SolitudeQuotations by Thomas A. Edison
The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food. Cyril Connolly
The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food.SolitudeQuotations by Cyril Connolly
Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong. Winston Churchill
Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.SolitudeQuotations by Winston Churchill
If you are afraid of loneliness, don’t marry. Anton Chekhov
If you are afraid of loneliness, don’t marry.SolitudeQuotations by Anton Chekhov
Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are. Robert Cecil
Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are.SolitudeQuotations by Robert Cecil
In solitude, where we are least alone. Lord Byron
In solitude, where we are least alone.SolitudeQuotations by Lord Byron
This great misfortune — to be incapable of solitude. Jean De La Bruyere
This great misfortune — to be incapable of solitude.SolitudeQuotations by Jean De La Bruyere
Get away from the crowd when you can. Keep yourself to yourself, if only for a few hours daily. Arthur Brisbane
Get away from the crowd when you can. Keep yourself to yourself, if only for a few hours daily.SolitudeQuotations by Arthur Brisbane
The higher we rise, the more isolated we become; all elevations are cold. Boufflers
The higher we rise, the more isolated we become; all elevations are cold.SolitudeQuotations by Boufflers
Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god. Francis Bacon
Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.SolitudeQuotations by Francis Bacon
To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude. Joseph Addison
To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude.SolitudeQuotations by Joseph Addison
Everything has two sides — the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn. Olive Schreiner
Everything has two sides — the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn.SolemnityQuotations by Olive Schreiner
There are people who believe everything is sane and sensible that is done with a solemn face. Georg C. Lichtenberg
There are people who believe everything is sane and sensible that is done with a solemn face.SolemnityQuotations by Georg C. Lichtenberg
I rose by sheer military ability to the rank of corporal. Thornton Wilder
I rose by sheer military ability to the rank of corporal.SoldierQuotations by Thornton Wilder
Theirs is not to make reply: Theirs is not to reason why: Theirs is but to do and die. Lord Alfred Tennyson
Theirs is not to make reply: Theirs is not to reason why: Theirs is but to do and die.SoldierQuotations by Lord Alfred Tennyson
So, as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants. Publius Cornelius Tacitus
So, as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.SoldierQuotations by Publius Cornelius Tacitus