Solitude Quotes
Quotes about solitude and the gifts of being alone. This hand-picked collection brings together 21 of the finest solitude quotes ever written — from Arthur Schopenhauer, Henry David Thoreau, Lord Byron and other great voices. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.
Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.
There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is a rapture on the lonely shore.
I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse, perhaps, to be locked in.
In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom.
I think it's very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person.
Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.
Solitude is creativity's best friend.
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.
Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.
They hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, through Eden took their solitary way.
Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.
Sometimes it's better to be alone — nobody can hurt you.
Sometimes you need to be alone. Not to be lonely, but to enjoy your free time being yourself.
Without great solitude no serious work is possible.
Solitude sometimes is best society.
Solitude is the place of purification.
Solitude is not the absence of company, but the moment when our soul is free to speak to us.
A good marriage is one in which each partner appoints the other to be the guardian of his solitude.