Hermits Quotes

76 quotes by 74 authors

To the desert go profits and hermits, through deserts go pilgrims and exiles. Here the leaders of the great religions have sought the therapeutic and… — Paul Shepard
Happiness, the goal to which we all are striving is reached by endeavoring to make the lives of others happy, and if by renouncing the… — Mahatma Gandhi
Something of the hermit's temper is an essential element in many forms of excellence, since it enables men to resist the lure of popularity, to… — Bertrand Russell
Nowadays, people are so jeezled up. If they took some chamomile tea and spent more time rocking on the porch in the evening listening to… — Tasha Tudor
For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves. And… — Hermann Hesse
Loneliness is necessary for pure poetry. When someone intrudes into the poet's life (and any sudden personal contact, whether in the bed or in the… — Jack Spicer
Every walk is a sort of crusade, preached by some Peter the Hermit in us. — Henry David Thoreau
Ideologies, like dogs, remain just outside the hermits door. — Sylvain Tesson
Nuns fret not at their convent's narrow room; And hermits are contented with their cells. — William Wordsworth
Taking food alone tends to make one hard and coarse. Those accustomed to it must lead a Spartan life if they are not to go… — Walter Benjamin
Please don't make me sound like a crazy hermit, but I don't like crowds or noise. — Steve Burns
I've always been kind of a hermit. — Hayden Christensen
I don't socialize. I'm kind of a hermit. The life of an actor can be very lonely. — Peter Dinklage
If I wasn't in the theater, I would be a hermit. — Richard Foreman
I like to go into a little shell and be a hermit and make music for a while. — Delta Goodrem
If I were to envy any persons on this planet, it would be mountain hermits. You often hear old platitudes such as, 'Speak out. Be… — Criss Jami
There are hermit souls that live withdrawn In the place of their self-content; There are souls like stars that dwell apart, In a fellowless firmament;… — Sam Walter Foss
Old noted oak! I saw thee in a mood Of vague indifference; and yet with me Thy memory, like thy fate, hath lingering stood For… — John Clare
Hush! With sudden gush As from a fountain sings in yonder bush The Hermit Thrush. — John B. Tabb
They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse. — Emily Dickinson

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