Quotes About Solitude

Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos.

Few of us could bear to have ourselves for neighbors.

Sumido en la niebla de su vida

Ay, Orfeo, Orfeo, esto de dormir solo, solo, solo, de dormir un solo sueño! El sueño de uno solo es la ilusión, la apariencia; el sueño de dos es ya la verdad, la realidad. ¿Qué es el mundo real sino el sueño que soñamos todos, el sueño común?

Isolation is the worst possible counselor.

Sólo a solas se sentía él; sólo a solas podía decirse a sí mismo, tal vez para convencerse, ¡yo soy yo!; ante los demás, metido en la muchedumbre atareada o distraída, no se sentía a sí mismo.

Cuántas veces, sentado solo y solitario en uno de los bancos verdes de aquella plazuela, vio el incendio del ocaso sobre un tejado y alguna vez destacarse sobre el oro en fuego del espléndido arrebol el contorno de un gato negro sobre la chimenea de una casa!

Only in solitude do we find ourselves and in finding ourselves, we find in ourselves all our brothers in solitude.

O que o acordou foi o silêncio.

Nada disto tu viste, nada te contei, nada é teu.

As ilhas são lugares de solidão e nunca isso é tão nítido como quando partem os que apenas vieram de passagem e ficam no cais, a despedir-se, os que vão permanecer. Na hora da despedida, é quase sempre mais triste ficar do que partir e, numa ilha, isso marca uma diferença fundamental, como se houvesse duas espécies de seres humanos: os que vivem na ilha e os que chegam e partem.

Luís Bernardo deixou-se ficar até ao fim, sozinho, mais sozinho do que nunca, como se toda a ilha se tivesse despovoado de repente e, por entre os sinais de abandono e de solidão, ele buscasse os sinais da passagem de Ann para não morrer de loucura.

O, parinte, ii sopti Breb dupa ce vedenia se stinse, eu am fost solul care am adus o floare curata si am aruncat-o intr-o volbura prihanita.

The ultimate test for the ability to control the quality of experience is what a person does in solitude, with no external demands to give structure to attention.

Among the many intellectual pursuits available, reading is currently perhaps the most often mentioned flow activity around the world. Solving

Why is solitude such a negative experience? The bottom-line answer is that keeping order in the mind from within is very difficult. We need external goals, external stimulation, external feedback to keep attention directed. And when external input is lacking, attention begins to wander, and thoughts become chaotic

one's neighbors, and think about God—if these are the things one has decided are worth pursuing. But it is difficult to accomplish any of them unless one has earlier acquired the habit of using solitude

Whosoever is delighted in solitude," goes the old saying that Francis Bacon repeated, "is either a wild beast or a god.

The worst solitude," wrote Sir Francis Bacon, "is to be destitute of sincere friendship.

One can survive solitude, but only if one finds ways of ordering attention that will prevent entropy from destructuring the mind.

Learning to use time alone, instead of escaping from it, is especially important in our early years. Teenagers who can't bear solitude disqualify themselves from later carrying out adult tasks that require serious mental preparation.

If being alone is seen as a chance to accomplish goals that cannot be reached in the company of others, then instead of feeling lonely, a person will enjoy solitude and might be able to learn new skills in the process. On the other hand, if solitude is seen as a condition to be avoided at all costs instead of as a challenge, the person will panic and resort to distractions that cannot lead to higher levels of complexity.

the worst moods are reported when one is alone and there is nothing that needs to be done.

Socializing of this kind mimics friendship relations, but it provides few of the benefits of the real thing. Everyone takes pleasure in occasionally passing the time of day chatting, but many people become extremely dependent on a daily "fix" of superficial contacts. This is especially true for individuals who cannot tolerate solitude, and who have little emotional support at home.