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Solitude Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche
- In solitude the lonely man is eaten up by himself, among crowds by the many.
- 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…
- It is, indeed, a fact that, in the midst of society and sociability every evil inclination has to place itself under such great restraint, don…
- One receives as reward for much ennui, despondency, boredom -such as a solitude without friends, books, duties, passions must bring with it -those quarter-hours of…
- I go in solitude, so as not to drink out of everybody's cistern. When I am among the many I live as the many do,…
- He who delights in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.
- One man runs to his neighbor because he is looking for himself, and another because he wants to loose himself. Your bad love of yourselves…
- 'He who seeks may easily get lost himself. It is a crime to go apart and be alone.' Thus speaks the herd.
- Solitude makes us tougher towards ourselves and tenderer towards others. In both ways it improves our character.
- Wherever on earth the religious neurosis has appeared we find it tied to three dangerous dietary demands: solitude, fasting, and sexual abstinence.
- The Great Man... is colder, harder, less hesitating, and without fear of 'opinion'; he lacks the virtues that accompany respect and 'respectability,' and altogether everything…
- I hate who steals my solitude, without really offer me in exchange company.
- What do you plan to do in the land of the sleepers? You have been floating in a sea of solitude, and the sea has…
- My solitude doesn’t depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me…
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