Quotes about Solitude
In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone but sometimes it is a great relief.
- John Barrymore
He who neglects to pray alone and in private, however assiduously he frequents public meetings, there gives his prayers to the wind.
- John Calvin
I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when nobody calls.
- Henry David Thoreau
Solitude is an essential element for the spiritual health of a child. If we only stimulate our children - keep them busy with endless stories with no space to be alone - that's not good.
- Henri Nouwen
Don't depend on anyone too much. Even your shadow leaves when it's dark.
- Anonymous
If you look throughout human history ... the central epiphany of every religious tradition always occurs in the wilderness.
- John F. Kennedy
In solitude we realize that nothing human is alien to us.
- Henri Nouwen
There are worse places to be than on your own.
- Ernest Hemingway
I had no place in any coterie, or in any reciprocal self-advertising. I stood alone. I stood outside. I wanted only to learn. I wanted only to write better.
- Ellen Glasgow
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
- Mother Teresa
None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.
- John of the Cross