Being alone Quote by Paul Tillich

Language... has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory…

— Paul Tillich

Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone.…

— Paul Tillich

“Our language has wisely sensed these two sides of man’s being alone. It has created the word “loneliness” to express the pain of being…

— Paul Tillich

“Our language has wisely sensed these two sides of man’s being alone. It has created the word “loneliness” to express the pain of being…

— Paul Tillich

Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.

— Paul Tillich

“I love this constant motion between ' Solitude' and ' Loneliness '. On one end it's the desire and achievement of being alone (…

— Anubhav Mishra

Loneliness is inner emptiness. Solitude is inner fulfillment.

— Richard J. Foster

Solitude without togetherness deteriorates into loneliness. One needs strong roots in togetherness to be solitary rather than lonely when one is alone.

— David Steindl-Rast

Loneliness is such an omnipotent and painful threat to many persons that they have little conception of the positive values of solitude and even,…

— Rollo May

“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

“Loneliness is the manifestation of the conflict between our desire for meaning and the absence of objective meaning from the universe.”

— Neel Burton

Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.

— May Sarton