Effort Quote by Henri Nouwen

In solitude we become aware that our worth is not the same as our usefulness.

— Henri Nouwen

Solitude is essentially the discovery and acceptance of our uniqueness.

— Anonymous

In solitude we are in the presence of mere matter (even the sky, the stars, the moon, trees in blossom), things of less value…

— Simone Weil

Solitude makes us tougher towards ourselves and tenderer towards others. In both ways it improves our character.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are.

— Robert Cecil

Solitude is so necessary both for society and for the individual that when society fails to provide sufficient solitude to develop the inner life…

— Thomas Merton

In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.

— Virginia Woolf

In solitude we become aware that we were together before we came together and that life is not a creation of our will but…

— Henri Nouwen

“Solitude removes us from the mindless humdrum of everyday life into a higher consciousness which reconnects us with ourselves and our deepest humanity, and…

— Neel Burton

Solitude is my element, and the reason is that extreme awareness of other people... precludes awareness of one's self so that after a while…

— May Sarton

Life is a solitude.

— Janet Erskine Stuart

Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone, and the only one who…

— Octavio Paz