Community Quote by Henry David Thoreau

I had but three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship; three for society. When visitors came in larger and unexpected…

— Henry David Thoreau

I have lately got back to that glorious society called Solitude.

— Henry David Thoreau

“Do you think the solitude in which I live has a more amusing decor than any other solitude? Do you think it is any…

— Scott to Zelda 1930

And for this you must have quiet and solitude. But society does not allow you to have them. You must be with people, outwardly…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

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

— Robert Cecil

I hate to sound esoteric, but there is something about a house that leads you to that one chair, that one corner, where you…

— Francisco Costa

In our house, my dad had a chair. It was a Barcalounger, big and comfortable. If we missed him or wanted comfort when he…

— Wendell Pierce

Solitude sometimes is best society.

— John Milton

I've always had lots of friends and my house was the house they all hung out at.

— Adam Sandler

I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened…

— Charles Bukowski

I owe my solitude to other people.

— Alan Watts

Solitude is sometimes the best society.

— John Milton