Dies Quote by William Cowper

“Solitude means withdrawal from an artificial and fictional level of being which men, divided by original sin, have fabricated in order to keep peace…

— Thomas Merton

“The whole value of solitude depends upon oneself; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place of…

— John Lubbock

The whole value of solitude depends upon one's self; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place…

— John Lubbock

The sorrowful spirit finds relaxation in solitude. It abhors people, as a wounded deer deserts the herd and lives in a cave until it…

— Anonymous

“Sometimes solitude is a real heaven for the tired minds and a marvellous sanctuary for the wounded souls!”

— Mehmet Murat ildan

'Tis solitude should teach us how to die; It hath no flatterers; vanity can give, No hollow aid; alone - man with God must…

— Lord Byron

We start out in identical perfection: bright, reflective, full of sun. The accident of our lives bruises us into dirty individuality. We meet with…

— Gregory Maguire

“The truth is that solitude is the creative condition of genius, religious or secular, and the ultimate sterilising of it. No human soul can…

— Helen Waddell

Though man's feeling for the other-worldly often has recourse to solitude, solitude does not foster its development; rather, it is nourished by communion, to…

— Andre Malraux

In life, periods of solitude were blessings. Dying alone was a bitter curse.

— Faye Kellerman

Solitude is a silent storm that breaks down all our dead branches; yet it sends our living roots deeper into the living heart of…

— Khalil Gibran

“And now I begin to understand why I was imprisoned so many years in this lonely chamber, and why I could never break through…

— Nathaniel Hawthorne