Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Solitude Quotes
FriendshipSocietySolitude I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.
ConnectionInner PeaceNatureSilenceSolitude But I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything.
Beauty in SadnessMelancholyNatureReflectionSolitude My sorrow, when she's here with me, thinks these dark days of autumn rain are beautiful as days can be; she loves the bare, the withered tree; she walks the sodden pasture lane.
BelongingNatureSolitudeWilderness The land created me. I'm wild and lonesome. Even as I travel the cities, I'm more at home in the vacant lots.
CreativityFocusSelf-DiscoverySolitudeStress Relief Going off the grid is always good for me. It's the way that I've started books and finished books and gotten myself out of deadline dooms and things.
CreativityQuiet LifeSolitude The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.
Inner PeaceSelf ReflectionSolitude I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when nobody calls.
DespairFaithGuidanceSolitude Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful.
DelightMaturityPainSolitudeYouth I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.
HappinessIndependenceSelf ReflectionSolitude I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I refuel.
MaturitySolitudeYouth Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.
IndependenceSolitude I am a bit of a solitude person - a solitary personality. I like being on my own. I don't have any major friendships or relationships with people.
EscapeIsolationSocietySolitudeUrban Life As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means.
FrugalityInner StruggleSacrificeSelf-DisciplineSolitude Working conditions for me have always been those of the monastic life: solitude and frugality. Except for frugality, they are contrary to my nature, so much so that work is a violence I do to myself.
Home LifeLow-KeyPrivacySolitude I'm very low-key. I don't really blend in, so it's difficult to go out in public. I like to do things that are kind of quiet, whether it's a dinner at my house or a restaurant, or a movie night at home.
FreedomSelf-DiscoverySolitude A man can be himself only so long as he is alone, and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom, for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.
AnimalsIntroversionNatureSolitudeWalking I'm an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.
LoveRelationshipSolitude Just because somebody wants to be alone sometimes, it doesn't mean they don't love you.
DisciplineInspirationLoveSolitudeWriting You can write any time people will leave you alone and not interrupt you. Or, rather, you can if you will be ruthless enough about it. But the best writing is certainly when you are in love.
HappinessInnocenceSolitude How happy is the blameless vestal's lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
EscapeFreedomNatureSolitude In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.
