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Solitude Quotes by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
- It is a difficult lesson to learn today-to leave one's friends and family and deliberately practice the art of solitude for an hour or a…
- The artist knows he must be alone to create; the writer, to work out his thoughts; the musician, to compose; the saint, to pray. But…
- It is only in solitude that I ever find my own core.
- Certain springs are tapped only when we are alone. Women need solitude in order to find again the true essence of themselves; that firm strand…
- What a commentary on our civilization, when being alone is considered suspect; when one has to apologize for it, make excuses, hide the fact that…
- Women need solitude in order to find again the true essence of themselves.
- Only when one is connected to one's inner core is one connected to others. And, for me, the core, the inner spring, can best be…
- We seem so frightened today of being alone that we never let it happen. Even if family, friends, and movies should fail, there is still…
More Solitude Quotes
- Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god. — Aristotle
- I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness. — Karen Armstrong
- Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. — Marcus Aurelius
- The worst solitude is to have no real friendships. — Francis Bacon
- Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine. — Honore de Balzac
- First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body,… — Saint Basil
- Nothing is more capable of troubling our reason, and consuming our health, than secret notions of jealousy in solitude. — Aphra Behn
- I know what men want. Men want to be really, really close to someone who will leave them alone. — Elayne Boosler
- I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that the night pleases us because it suppresses… — Jorge Luis Borges
- I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient… — Emily Bronte
- Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once. — Robert Browning
- Solitude is the place of purification. — Martin Buber