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Solitude Quotes by May Sarton
- Solitude is one thing and loneliness is another.
- Solitude is the salt of personhood. It brings out the authentic flavor of every experience.
- Life comes in clusters, clusters of solitude, then a cluster when there is hardly time to breathe.
- There is a wilder solitude in winter When every sense is pricked alive and keen.
- The value of solitude - one of its values - is, of course, that there is nothing to cushion against attacks from within, just as…
- Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.
- I can tell you that solitude Is not all exaltation, inner space Where the soul breathes and work can be done. Solitude exposes the nerve,…
- There is no doubt that solitude is a challenge and to maintain balance within it a precarious business. But I must not forget that, for…
- Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.
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