Being Alone Quotes

841 quotes by 604 authors

No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
I really enjoy being single again. I spent a lot of time in a relationship and the nearer we came to the end, the more… — Dido Armstrong
Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love. — Francis of Assisi
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. — Marcus Aurelius
Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine. — Honore de Balzac
There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by… — Drew Barrymore
It would do the world good if every man would compel himself occasionally to be absolutely alone. Most of the world s progress has come… — Bruce Barton
Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact. — Martha Beck
Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form. — John Berger
When friendship disappears then there is a space left open to that awful loneliness of the outside world which is like the cold space between… — Hilaire Belloc
Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to. — Alain de Botton
Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies. — Elizabeth Bowen
All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone. — Jean de la Bruyere
All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone. — Jean de la Bruyere
Music should probably provide answers in terms of lyrical content, and giving people a sense of togetherness and oneness, as opposed to being alone in… — Peabo Bryson
Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that is where I renew my springs that never dry up. — Pearl S. Buck
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His… — Pearl S. Buck
What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be. — Ellen Burstyn
There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and… — Lord Byron
I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone. — Lord Byron

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