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Solitude in the presence of natural beauty and grandeur is the cradle of thought and aspirations which are not only good for the individual, but… — John Stuart Mill
The Mathematics are Friends to Religion, inasmuch as they charm the Passions, restrain the Impetuosity of the Imagination, and purge the Mind from Error and… — John Arbuthnot
Nothing is more despicable than the old age of a passionate man. When the vigour of youth fails him, and his amusements pall with frequent… — Lyndon B. Johnson
For one who is indifferent, life itself is a prison. Any sense of community is external or, even worse, nonexistent. Thus, indifference means solitude. Those… — Elie Wiesel
The earth doesn't belong to anyone. It is the land upon which all of us are to live for many years, ploughing, reaping and destroying.… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
To feel themselves in the presence of true greatness many find it necessary only to be alone. — Thomas Lansing Masson
Our religious activities should be ordered in such a way as to have plenty of time for the cultivation of the fruits of solitude and… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
We Christians must simplify our lives or lose untold treasures on earth and in eternity. Modern civilization is so complex as to make the devotional… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
This great misfortune, to be incapable of solitude. — Jean de la Bruyere
I walk without flinching through the burning cathedral of the summer. My bank of wild grass is majestic and full of music. It is a… — Violette Leduc
We need society, and we need solitude also, as we need summer and winter, day and night, exercise and rest. — Philip Gilbert Hamerton
Out of damp and gloomy days, out of solitude, out of loveless words directed at us, conclusions grow up in us like fungus: one morning… — Friedrich Nietzsche
What is first seen as a loss is now seen as a gain. For he finds solitude, not in far off, quite places; he creates… — Janwillem van de Wetering
People who take the time to be alone usually have depth, originality, and quiet reserve. — John Miller
Solitude and privacy have become more essential to the individual; but modern enterprise and invention have, through invasions upon his privacy, subjected him to mental… — Samuel D. Warren
Prayer is an end to isolation. It is living our daily life with someone; with him who alone can deliver us from solitude. — Georges Lefebvre
Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude. — Frank Muir
The price for independence is often isolation and solitude. — Steve Schmidt
Isolation, not solitude, breaks men. If I could not find the means to deal with the isolation, then my options were severely limited. I began… — Shawna Thompson
Solitude, the safeguard of mediocrity, is to genius the stern friend — Ralph Waldo Emerson
You grow your best thoughts in silence, solitude, and meditation. When you relax and think deeply, you are giving your inmost powers their best opportunity… — Grenville Kleiser
Openness, patience, receptivity, solitude is everything. — Rainer Maria Rilke
When you're alone and life is making you lonely, you can always go downtown. — Tony Hatch
Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe. — Laozi
In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us. — Virginia Woolf

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