Solitude is not the same as loneliness. Solitude is a solitary boat floating in a sea of possible companions. Robert Fulghum boatcompanionfloat Change image and share on social
Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature. Albert Einstein delightfulmaturepainful Change image and share on social
Solitude is pleasant. Loneliness is not. Anna Neagle lonelinesspleasantsolitude Change image and share on social
Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines. Paul Brunton crowddependimagine Change image and share on social
Solitude is the place of purification. Martin Buber placepurificationsolitude Change image and share on social
Solitude is the place where we can connect with profound bonds that are deeper than the emergency bonds of fear and anger. Henri Nouwen angerbondconnect Change image and share on social
Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone. Octavio Paz conditionfacthuman Change image and share on social
Solitude is very different from a 'time-out' from our busy lives. Solitude is the very ground from which community grows. Whenever we pray alone, study, read, write, or simply spend quiet time away from the places where we interact with each other directly, we are potentially opened for a deeper intimacy with each other. Henri Nouwen busycommunitydeep share on social
Solitude, isolation, are painful things and beyond human endurance. Jules Verne endurancehumanisolation Change image and share on social