Quotes about Solitude

In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.

The best portion of a good man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.

A sense sublime of something far more deeply interfused, whose dwelling is the light of setting suns, And the round ocean and the living air, And the blue sky, and in the mind of man.

Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And you'll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds.

I measure every Grief I meet with narrow, probing eyes.

Most people, when they talk fast, are not giving their best.

Solitude is not the absence of company, but the presence of self.

A self that goes on changing is a self that goes on living.

A great hope fell, you heard no noise, the ruin was within.

The brain is just the weight of God, for heft them pound for pound.

A Prison gets to be a friend—when it empties you of freedom.

In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to the mind.

The only regret I will have in dying is if it is not for love.

But trailing clouds of glory do we come from God, who is our home: Heaven lies about us in our infancy!

Parting is all we know of heaven, and all we need of hell.

I’m nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?

Solitude is a catalyst for innovation.

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.

The Soul selects her own Society—Then—shuts the Door.

I am so alone, even though the world is thronged with people. But that does not matter at all; I am used to it and am very peaceful.

Channeling your hunger for what really matters brings peace.

Solitude is not a luxury but a necessity for those who care for the inner life.