Quotes about Solitude
There is nothing worse than solitude. Solitude can help a man realize himself; but it destroys a woman
- Coco Chanel
The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy.
- Aristotle
By my intimacy with nature I find myself withdrawn from man. My interest in the sun and the moon, in the morning and the evening, compels me to solitude.
- Henry David Thoreau
A man in the right, with God on his side, is in the majority, though he be alone, for God is multitudinous above all populations of the earth.
- Henry Ward Beecher
It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching.
- Theodore Roosevelt
You must do it alone.
- Theodore Roosevelt
In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro. (Everywhere I have sought peace and not found it, except in a corner with a book.)
- Thomas a Kempis
Nergens heb ik meer rust gevonden dan in bossen en boeken.
- Thomas a Kempis
Be faithful to your secret place, and it will become your closest friend and bring you much comfort. In silence and stillness a devout person grows spiritually and learns the hidden things of the Bible. Tears shed there bring cleansing. God draws near to the one who withdraws for a while. It is better for you to look after yourself this way in private than to perform wonders in public while neglecting your soul.
- Thomas a Kempis
O quam salubre, quam iucundum et suave est sedere in solitudine et tacere et loqui cum Deo!
- Thomas a Kempis
It is better for you to live privately and take care of yourself than it is to neglect your soul even though you could work wonders in the world.
- Thomas a Kempis
Love Jesus and keep Him as your friend. When all others forsake you He will not leave you nor will He allow you to perish on the last day. Whether you like it or not the day will come when you will find yourself separated from everyone and from everything.
- Thomas a Kempis