“The whole value of solitude depends upon oneself; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
The Great Man... is colder, harder, less hesitating, and without fear of 'opinion'; he lacks the virtues that accompany respect and 'respectability,'… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Religion, therefore, as I now ask you arbitrarily to take it, shall mean for us the feelings, acts, and experiences of individual… — William James Copy Share Image
However, the serious seeker of detachment will have to embrace the Holy Trinity of Ss - Solitude, Stillness and Silence - and… — Michael Foley Copy Share Image
“She revered solitude, but only because there was the possibility of breaking it. Of communing at last with another.” — Amanda Coplin Copy Share Image
Being alone by oneself is much better than being alone with another. — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
The very pure spirit does not bother about the regard of others or human respect, but communes inwardly with God, alone and… — St John Of The Cross Copy Share Image
“I took another road, past the old sugar works and the water wheel that had not turned for years. I went to… — Jean Rhys Copy Share Image
“In the wide pile, by others heeded not, Hers was one sacred solitary spot, Whose gloomy aisles and bending shelves contain For… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
O! lost to virtue, lost to manly thought, Lost to the noble sallies of the soul! Who think it solitude to be… — Edward Young Copy Share Image
How is it possible not to feel that there is communication between our solitude as a dreamer and the solitudes of childhood?… — Gaston Bachelard Copy Share Image
How can we have our privacy? How can we have our independence now in these times with these cameras? Because I think… — Parker Posey Copy Share Image
Organized force alone enables the quiet and the weak to go about their business and to sleep securely in their beds, safe… — Alfred Thayer Mahan Copy Share Image
Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness. — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
“they were forced to feel strongly. And feeling strongly (and strongly, what was more, in solitude, in hopelessly individual isolation), how could… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
There is nothing like the bootless solitude of those who are caged together. — Iris Murdoch Copy Share Image
“Men seek retreats for themselves, houses in the country, sea-shores, and mountains; and thou too art wont to desire such things very… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
I love tranquil solitude And such society As is quiet, wise, and good. — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
“In a cool solitude of trees Where leaves and birds a music spin, Mind that was weary is at ease, New rhythms… — William Kean Seymour Copy Share Image
Do not allow yourself to be imprisoned by any affection. Keep your solitude. The day, if it ever comes, when you are… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
We must understand the connection between inner solitude and inner silence; they are inseparable. All the masters of the interior life speak… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
I think that I write much more naturally about characters in solitude than characters interacting with others. My natural inclination - and… — Stefan Merrill Block Copy Share Image
