Looking for quotes that resonate with your moments of solitude? You’re in the right place. Here’s a collection of 101 thoughtful alone quotes that will help you embrace and find peace in your solitude.
- “Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.” – May Sarton
- “The eternal quest of the human being is to shatter his loneliness.” – Norman Cousins
- “Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.” – Henry Rollins
- “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” – Michel de Montaigne
- “I think it’s good for a person to spend time alone. It gives them an opportunity to discover who they are and to figure out why they are always alone.” – Amy Sedaris
- “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” – Mother Teresa
- “Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.” – Honoré de Balzac
- “Sometimes you need to be alone. Not to be lonely, but to enjoy your free time being yourself.” – Anonymous
- “The best part about being alone is that you really don’t have to answer to anybody. You do what you want.” – Justin Timberlake
- “Being alone has a power that very few people can handle.” – Steven Aitchison
- “Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.” – Paul Tillich
- “You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.” – Wayne Dyer
- “Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I’m most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.” – Anne Hathaway
- “If you are afraid of being lonely, don’t try to be right.” – Jules Renard
- “It is better to be lonely than allow people who are not going anywhere keep you from your destiny.” – Joel Osteen
- “I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is end up with people that make you feel all alone.” – Robin Williams
- “Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.” – Dag Hammarskjold
- “I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.” – Henry David Thoreau
- “Loneliness is not lack of company, loneliness is lack of purpose.” – Guillermo Maldonado
- “Sometimes you have to stand alone just to make sure you still can.” – Anonymous
- “To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.” – Suzanne Gordon
- “The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.” – Mitch Albom
- “The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.” – Mark Twain
- “Loneliness is the human condition. No one is ever going to fill that space. The best you can do is know yourself… know what you want.” – Janet Fitch
- “We live as we dream – alone.” – Joseph Conrad
- “Loneliness is the first thing which God’s eye named, not good.” – John Milton
- “All man’s miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room alone.” – Blaise Pascal
- “The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- “It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.” – George Washington
- “I enjoy being alone, my soul is at peace in the silence.” – Anonymous
- “Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.” – Thomas Wolfe
- “In solitude, the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.” – Laurence Sterne
- “The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love.” – Osho
- “Solitude is where I place my chaos to rest and awaken my inner peace.” – Nikki Rowe
- “I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.” – Albert Einstein
- “Loneliness is not cured by human company. Loneliness is cured by contact with reality.” – Anthony de Mello
- “Solitude is the place of purification.” – Martin Buber
- “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” – Michel de Montaigne
- “Loneliness is the first thing which God’s eye named, not good.” – John Milton
- “The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.” – Mother Teresa
- “I am not alone because loneliness is always with me.” – Osho
- “We are all born alone and die alone. The loneliness is definitely part of the journey of life.” – Jenova Chen
- “There is a certain strength in being alone.” – Heather Duffy Stone
- “Being alone does not mean you are lonely, and being lonely does not mean you are alone.” – Anonymous
- “People think being alone makes you lonely, but I don’t think that’s true. Being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest thing in the world.” – Kim Culbertson
- “Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.” – May Sarton
- “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” – Michel de Montaigne
- “I restore myself when I’m alone.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “Solitude is where one discovers one is not alone.” – Marty Rubin
- “Solitude is not the same as loneliness. Solitude is a solitary boat floating in a sea of possible companions.” – Robert Fulghum
- “Loneliness is the human condition. No one is ever going to fill that space.” – Janet Fitch
- “When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death – ourselves.” – Eda J. LeShan
- “Loneliness is the universal problem of rich people.” – Joan Collins
- “The best part about being alone is that you really don’t have to answer to anybody.” – Justin Timberlake
- “To live alone is the fate of all great souls.” – Arthur Schopenhauer
- “The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.” – Henrik Ibsen
- “I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is end up with people that make you feel all alone.” – Robin Williams
- “When the people you love are gone, you’re alone.” – Keanu Reeves
- “The best part of being alone is that you don’t have to answer to anybody. You do what you want.” – Anonymous
- “Loneliness is the human condition. No one is ever going to fill that space. The best you can do is know yourself.” – Janet Fitch
- “If you are afraid of being lonely, don’t try to be right.” – Jules Renard
- “To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.” – Suzanne Gordon
- “Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I’m most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.” – Anne Hathaway
- “Sometimes you need to take a break from everyone and spend time alone to experience, appreciate, and love yourself.” – Robert Tew
- “The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.” – Mitch Albom
- “Sometimes you have to stand alone just to make sure you still can.” – Anonymous
- “I am never less alone than when alone.” – Cicero
- “It is better to be lonely than allow people who are not going anywhere keep you from your destiny.” – Joel Osteen
- “You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.” – Wayne Dyer
- “Loneliness is not lack of company, loneliness is lack of purpose.” – Guillermo Maldonado
- “There’s nothing abnormal about loneliness.” – Paula Stokes
- “Sometimes being surrounded by everyone is the loneliest, because you’ll realize you have no one to turn to.” – Soraya
- “Loneliness is a sign you are in desperate need of yourself.” – Rupi Kaur
- “Loneliness is the first thing which God’s eye named, not good.” – John Milton
- “The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.” – Mother Teresa
- “I am not alone because loneliness is always with me.” – Osho
- “We are all born alone and die alone. The loneliness is definitely part of the journey of life.” – Jenova Chen
- “There is a certain strength in being alone.” – Heather Duffy Stone
- “Being alone does not mean you are lonely, and being lonely does not mean you are alone.” – Anonymous
- “People think being alone makes you lonely, but I don’t think that’s true. Being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest thing in the world.” – Kim Culbertson
- “Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.” – May Sarton
- “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” – Michel de Montaigne
- “I restore myself when I’m alone.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “Solitude is where one discovers one is not alone.” – Marty Rubin
- “Solitude is not the same as loneliness. Solitude is a solitary boat floating in a sea of possible companions.” – Robert Fulghum
- “Loneliness is the human condition. No one is ever going to fill that space.” – Janet Fitch
- “When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death – ourselves.” – Eda J. LeShan
- “Loneliness is the universal problem of rich people.” – Joan Collins
- “The best part about being alone is that you really don’t have to answer to anybody.” – Justin Timberlake
- “To live alone is the fate of all great souls.” – Arthur Schopenhauer
- “The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.” – Henrik Ibsen
- “I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is end up with people that make you feel all alone.” – Robin Williams
- “When the people you love are gone, you’re alone.” – Keanu Reeves
- “The best part of being alone is that you don’t have to answer to anybody. You do what you want.” – Anonymous
- “Loneliness is the human condition. No one is ever going to fill that space. The best you can do is know yourself.” – Janet Fitch
- “If you are afraid of being lonely, don’t try to be right.” – Jules Renard
- “To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.” – Suzanne Gordon
- “Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I’m most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.” – Anne Hathaway
- “Sometimes you need to take a break from everyone and spend time alone to experience, appreciate, and love yourself.” – Robert Tew
- “The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.” – Mitch Albom
- “Sometimes you have to stand alone just to make sure you still can.” – Anonymous