Friendship Quote by Charles De Gaulle

In the tumult of great events, solitude was what I hoped for. Now it is what I love. How is it possible to be…

— Charles de Gaulle

I am persuaded there is no such thing after all as a perfect enjoyment of solitude; for the more delicious the solitude the more…

— Leigh Hunt

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

Solitude sharpens awareness of small pleasures otherwise lost.

— Kevin Patterson

“The observations and encounters of a man of solitude and few words are at once more nebulous and more intense than those of a…

— Thomas Mann

Even though I get a lot done with my solitude, and I make the best use of it possible, I always think solitude is…

— Richard Ford

“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

Ah! I need solitude. I have come forth to this hill at sunset to see the forms of the mountains in the horizon -…

— Henry David Thoreau

There is no doubt that solitude is a challenge and to maintain balance within it a precarious business. But I must not forget that,…

— May Sarton

I have not a desire but a need for solitude.

— Roland Barthes

“Loneliness is painful; Solitude is peaceful. Loneliness makes us cling to others in desperation; solitude allows us to respect others in their uniqueness and…

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

Solitude is naught and society is naught. Alternate them and the good of each is seen.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson