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Solitude Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- When female minds are embittered by age or solitude, their malignity is generally exerted in a rigorous and spiteful superintendence of domestic trifles.
- Solitude is dangerous to reason, without being favorable to virtue. Remember that the solitary mortal is certainly luxurious, probably superstitious, and possibly mad.
- Solitude is the surest nurse of all prurient passions, and a girl in the hurry of preparation, or tumult of gaiety, has neither inclination nor…
- To live without feeling or exciting sympathy, to be fortunate without adding to the felicity of others, or afflicted without tasting the balm of pity,…
- It may be laid down as a position which seldom deceives, that when a man cannot bear his own company, there is something wrong.
- To talk in public, to think in solitude, to read and to hear, to inquire and answer inquiries, is the business of the scholar
- Piety practiced in solitude, like the flower that blooms in the desert, may give its fragrance to the winds of heaven, and delight those unbodied…
- Study requires solitude, and solitude is a state dangerous to those who are too much accustomed to sink into themselves
- In solitude we have our dreams to ourselves, and in company we agree to dream in concert.
- If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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