Cacophony Quote by Chris Hedges

The world is full of noise. Might we not set ourselves to learn silence, stillness solitude?

— Elisabeth Elliot

Solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude, we never hear in the hurry and turmoil of life; we receive counsels…

— Anonymous

True solitude is found in the wild places, where one is without human obligation. One's inner voices become audible... In consequence, one responds more…

— Wendell Berry

We need to remember to teach our children that solitude can be a much-to-be-desired condition. Not only is it acceptable to be alone; at…

— Maya Angelou

There is no free society without silence, without the internal and external spaces of solitude in which the individual freedom can develop.

— Herbert Marcuse

We must understand the connection between inner solitude and inner silence; they are inseparable. All the masters of the interior life speak of the…

— Richard J. Foster

The cure for too much to do is solitude and silence.

— Ken Blanchard

Solitude is impractical and yet society is fatal.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

We who live in quiet places have the opportunity to become acquainted with ourselves, to think our own thoughts and live our own lives…

— Laura Ingalls Wilder

Solitude is impractical, and society fatal. We must keep our head in the one and our hands in the other. The conditions are met,…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson