Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone and leave it alone. Thomas De Quincey

Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone and leave it alone.

Thomas De Quincey

Please report abuse like copyright issues or racism here.Report content

Similar Quotes
As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness. Henry David Thoreau We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil. Thomas Alva Edison One can acquire everything in solitude except character. Stendhal
The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude. Voltaire He who lives in solitude may make his own laws. Publilius Syrus
He who does not enjoy solitude will not love freedom. Arthur Schopenhauer To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. Victor Hugo
One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid. Karl Kraus

New Quotes

Every new start holds within it the power to transform your life. It's a blank canvas on which you can paint your dreams, rewrite your story, and create a future filled with purpose and joy. Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person. Albert Einstein
People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide. Will Rogers God grants liberty only to those who love it and are always ready to guard and defend it. Daniel Webster
I believe, if we take habitual drunkards as a class, their heads and their hearts will bear an advantageous comparison with those of any other class. There seems ever to have been a proneness in the brilliant and warm-blooded to fall into this vice. Abraham Lincoln The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours. William Wordsworth
A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek. Samuel Johnson The bells ring, the scent of pine needles and baked goods fills the air – Christmas brings us the sweet memory of childhood dreams and the innocence of anticipation. It's the time when we realize that it's the small gestures of love that make the holiday so special. In this spirit, I wish you a festive Christmas filled with warmth and security.
I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. Mark Twain A man will turn over half a library to make one book. Samuel Johnson
More New Quotes

Popular Quotes

Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world. Mary Shelley To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. Oscar Wilde
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence. Leonardo da Vinci The man who has the will to undergo all labor may win to any good. Martin Luther
In the fight between you and the world, back the world. Franz Kafka The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom. Henry Ward Beecher
Produce great men, the rest follows. Walt Whitman Love grows. Lust wastes by Enjoyment, and the Reason is, that one springs from an Union of Souls, and the other from an Union of Sense. William Penn
Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor. John Churton Collins The language of friendship is not words but meanings. Henry David Thoreau
More Popular Quotes

Let's stay in touch!

Subscribe to our Quote of the Day and get a great quote delivered to your inbox every day!

Free, no spam or ads. Unsubscribe at any time!

Per Facebook anmelden!


Share this image Close image

Follow us on Social Media:

Instagram Facebook Pinterest Twitter X
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Read More
OK