Solitude
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- All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.
- Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.
- Eagles fly alone; they are but sheep which always herd together.
- Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.
- How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.
- I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
- If you are wise, you will slip away occasionally to the secret chambers of self-imposed seclusion. Four faithful friends await you there: Solitude, Stillness, Silence, and Serenity. Indeed, they are more than friends; they are cradles of creativity.
- In proportion as one simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness.
- Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.
- Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.
- No soul can grow to its full stature without spells of solitude.
- Nothing can supply the place of books. They are cheering or soothing companions in solitude, illness, affliction. The wealth of both continents would not compensate for the good they impart.
- Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.
- Our society is much more interested in information than wonder, in noise rather than silence…And I feel that we need a lot more wonder and a lot more silence in our lives.
- Peace is to be found only within, and unless one find it there he will never find it at all.
- Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.
- Prayer begins by talking to God, but it ends by listening to Him. In the face of Absolute Truth, silence is the soul's language.
- Silence is a friend that will never betray.
- Silence is a great peacemaker.
- Silence is more eloquent than words.
- Solitude is not the absence of company, but the moment when our soul is free to speak to us and help us decide what to do with our life.
- Solitude with God repairs the damage done by the fret and noise and clamour of the world.
- Speech is great, but silence is greater.
- Talents are best nurtured in solitude; character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.
- Talents are nurtured best in solitude, but character on life's tempestuous sea.
- The quieter you become, the more you can hear.
- The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.
- They are never alone who are accompanied with noble thoughts.
- Those are never alone who are accompanied by noble thoughts.
- True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. It is a great virtue; it covers folly, keeps secrets, avoids disputes, and prevents sin.
- Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; Speech is shallow as Time.
- When you don't know what to do, get still. Get very still until you do know what to do.
- Without great solitude no serious work is possible.