Top 1200 Solitary Man Quotes & Sayings - Page 3

Ah! Wretched and too solitary he who loves not his own company.

God reveals Himself, unfailingly, to the solitary, thoughtful seeker

Writing is a solitary occupation; we don't really have any colleagues.

A smoke in times of rest is a great companion to the solitary soldier.

If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.

I like weeding, but I tend to think of it as a solitary activity.

Suddenly he saw himself as others in the crowd must surely see him; a silent, solitary figure, standing apart from the rest. He looked out at the hoardes of singing, laughing people and felt more alone than he'd ever felt in his life. Was this how it was going to be then? Was this who he was? A man apart from his fellows, making the journey through life alone?

Life is a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors.

The Truth is in the prolouge. Death to the romantic fool., the expert in solitary confinement.

There's definitely a solitary aspect to not having a band, and there are times when I wish that I did.

The crowd is the gathering place of the weakest; true creation is a solitary act.

Writing is such a solitary existence, and I can only do it late at night.

Only the solitary seek the truth, and they break with all those who don't love it sufficiently

I think I'm a very solitary person. To actually not be anonymous is a bit claustrophobic for me.

The impact of solitary confinement can have a devastating consequence to the psychology of the people who are affected.

Writing a novel can be solitary at times compared to screenwriting, but I don't mind that.

We are all sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life.

The writing life is essentially one of solitary confinement - if you can't deal with this, you needn't apply.

I had no idea how complicated and solitary it could be to write a simple book.

Solitary reading will enable a man to stuff himself with information, but without conversation his mind will become like a pond without an outlet-a mass of unhealthy stag-nature. It is not enough to harvest knowledge by study; the wind of talk must winnow it and blow away the chaff. Then will the clear, bright grains of wisdom be garnered, for our own use or that of others.

A mere literary man is a dull man; a man who is solely a man of business is a selfish man; but when literature and commerce are united, they make a respectable man.

The writing process for me is pretty much always the same - it's a solitary experience.

I'm quite a solitary person. I like being on my own.

Never befuddle a solitary thrashing with a last annihilation.

Adversity is solitary, while prosperity dwells in a crowd

I'm such a solitary person that working on my own is perfect for me.

Knowledge has no value or use for the solitary owner: to be enjoyed it must be communicated

I'm perceived to be this solitary character, but nothing could be further from the truth.

For me, writing and creating music can be quite a solitary thing.

I devoted myself simply to being a solitary person entrusted with a specific task.

I'm a solitary sort, I get chaffed by too many elbows.

My life is not merely a public phenomenon, it is a solitary adventure as well.

At a certain level of suffering or injustice no one can do anything for anyone. Pain is solitary.

The worth of a life is not determined by a single failure or a solitary success.

I come to my solitary woodland walk as the homesick go home.

Painting is a solitary act for me; I don't need anyone around to make paintings.

Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.

Adoration is made out of a solitary soul occupying two bodies.

A solitary life cherishes mere fancies until they become manias.

The power to share has already turned once-solitary activities into social occasions.

Genius, whether locked up in a cell or roaming at large, is always solitary.

Book collecting is a largely solitary, mostly male, and completely absorbing activity.

Collaboration is a nice change of pace from the often solitary nature of the writer's craft.

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

Writing is a solitary activity, it requires isolation and silence.

The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food.

Naked in solitary prison cell he looks down at a hard-on.

I am solitary as grass. What is it I miss? Shall I ever find it, whatever it is?

The man who is unable to people his solitude is equally unable to be alone in a bustling crowd. The poet enjoys the incomparable privilege of being able to be himself or some one else, as he chooses. [...] The solitary and thoughtful stroller finds a singular intoxication in this universal communion. [...] What men call love is a very small, restricted, feeble thing compared with this ineffable orgy, this divine prostitution of the soul giving itself entire...to the unexpected as it comes along, the stranger as he passes.

In a sermon entitled “God's Providence,” C. H. Spurgeon said, “Napoleon once heard it said, that man proposes and God disposes. 'Ah,' said Napoleon, 'but I propose and dispose too.' How do you think he proposed and disposed? He proposed to go and take Russia; he proposed to make all Europe his. He proposed to destroy that power, and how did he come back again? How had he disposed it? He came back solitary and alone, his mighty army perished and wasted, having well-nigh eaten and devoured one another through hunger. Man proposes and God disposes.

Get a single, solitary thought in your mind, and that thought - the precious love of Jesus. Go and live it out, and come what may, you will be respected though abused. They may say you are an enthusiast, a fanatic, a fool, but those names from the world are titles of praise and glory. The world does not take the trouble to nickname a man unless he is worth it. It will not give you any censure unless it trembles at you.

Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

Life is not a solitary activity. Live well by living for others.

I like solitary pursuits, such as reading or pottering about in the garden.

I would rather die than do a play - 10 years in solitary instead.

Writing is always a solitary experience, but living, if you're lucky, is not.

The wailing owl Screams solitary to the mournful moon.

A cigar numbs sorrow and fills the solitary hours with a million gracious images.

The reveries of two solitary souls prepare the sweetness of loving.

Medicine has an immediate impact, the ability to do good. Writing is such a solitary activity.