If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. Henry David Thoreau
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.SolitudeQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
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I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. Henry David Thoreau
I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.SolitudeQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
I have never found a companion so companionable as solitude. Henry David Thoreau
I have never found a companion so companionable as solitude.SolitudeQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself. Laurence Sterne
In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.SolitudeQuotations by Laurence Sterne
One can acquire everything in solitude except character. Henri B. Stendhal
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.SolitudeQuotations by Henri B. Stendhal
Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones. Sydney Smith
Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones.SolitudeQuotations by Sydney Smith
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone. Arthur Schopenhauer
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone.SolitudeQuotations by Arthur Schopenhauer
The strong man is strongest when alone. Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
The strong man is strongest when alone.SolitudeQuotations by Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
If you are afraid of being lonely, don’t try to be right. Jules Renard
If you are afraid of being lonely, don’t try to be right.SolitudeQuotations by Jules Renard
Life without a friend is death without a witness. Spanish Proverb
Life without a friend is death without a witness.SolitudeQuotations by Spanish Proverb
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