Lonely Quotes

2232 Lonely quotes by 1437 unique authors

Since every mortal power of Coleridge Was frozen at its marvellous source, The rapt one, of the godlike forehead, The heaven-eyed creature sleeps in earth:… — William Wordsworth
And God stands winding His lonely horn, And time and the world are ever in flight. — William Butler Yeats
Nor law, nor duty bade me fight, Nor public men, nor cheering crowds, A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds. — William Butler Yeats
In misery's darkest cavern known, His useful care was ever nigh Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die. — Samuel Johnson
"I fly from pleasure," said the prince, "because pleasure has ceased to please; I am lonely because I am miserable, and am unwilling to cloud… — Samuel Johnson
Turn, gentle Hermit of the Dale, And guide my lonely way To where yon taper cheers the vale With hospitable ray. — Oliver Goldsmith
Weeded and worn the ancient thatch Upon the lonely moated grange. — Alfred Lord Tennyson
I'm very lonely now, Mary, For the poor make no new friends; But oh they love the better still The few our Father sends! — Unknown Author
Love can sweep you off your feet and carry you along in a way you've never known before. But the ride always ends, and you… — Jack Handey
We the living, should not think of the dead as lonely because if they could speak to us, they would say: "Do not weep for… — Helen Keller
No one in the modern world is more lonely than the writer with a literary conscience. — Ellen Glasgow
Here in a little lonely room I am master of earth and sea, And the planets come to me. — Arthur Symons
Lonely. I always thought loneliness meant alone, without people. It means something else. — Lillian Hellman
In solitude the lonely man is eaten up by himself, among crowds by the many. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Snuggle in God's arms. When you are hurting, when you feel lonely, left out. let Him cradle you, comfort you, reassure you of His all-sufficient… — Kay Arthur
The capacity for not feeling lonely can carry a very real price, that of feeling nothing at all. — Douglas Coupland
Somedays you just have to create your own sunshine. — Drake
Readers are lucky - they will never be bored or lonely. — Natalie Babbitt
When people are lonely they stoop to any companionship. — Lew Wallace
Forth from his dark and lonely hiding-place, (Portentous sight!) the owlet Atheism, sailing on obscene wings athwart the noon, drops his blue-fringed lids, and holds… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for the freedom of… — Nelson Mandela
Writing is a lonely job, unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach. — Emilio Estevez
When you least feel like it, do something for someone else. You forget about your own situation. It gives you a purpose, as opposed being… — Dana Reeve
You should never feel lonely, neglected, fearful, or defeated when you remember that there are the shining ones. They are watching with keen interest and… — Flower A. Newhouse
Humans are lonely creators. Humans always desire and yearn for others. Humans thirst for ambitions. When things don't go their way, they start thirsting for… — Unknown Author

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