Quotes about Solitude

But oft, in lonely rooms, and mid the din Of towns and cities, I have owed to them, In hours of weariness, sensations sweet, Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart, And passing even into my purer mind With tranquil restoration;—feelings too Of unremembered pleasures; such, perhaps, As have made no trivial influence On that best portion of a good man's life; His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love.

The Man of Science seeks truth as a remote and unknown benefactor; he cherishes and love it in his solitude: the Poet, singing a song in which all human beings join with him, rejoices in the presence of truth as our visible friend and hourly companion.

Resigned to vacant musing, Unreproved neglect of all things And deliberate holiday.

They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude And then my heart with pleasure fills And dances with the daffodils

Uncompromising thought is the luxury of the closeted recluse.

The devil has made it his business to monopolize on three elements: noise, hurry, crowds. He will not allow quietness.

Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence and love, as to the dearest and most loving of friends.

I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.

Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.

I don't like talking to celebrities.

Unfortunately, large cities don't have a monopoly on loneliness. It can be found in small towns as well. Loneliness can be found everywhere there are people.

I have walked out in rain - and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light.