Quotes about feeling
Philosophy Quotes About Loneliness
Solitude can be chosen for thought; loneliness names unwanted isolation. These passages distinguish independence from abandonment, and ask what community the examined life still requires.
13 quotations on loneliness
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All else belongs to others; time alone is ours.
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Solitude is the lot of all outstanding minds.
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Mencius said: In obscurity, cultivate yourself alone; when successful, bring goodness to all under Heaven.
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Those who in ancient or modern times achieved great enterprises and profound learning must pass through three realms: first, standing alone atop a high tower after the west wind withers the green trees, gazing to the end of the road at heaven's edge; second, the belt growing looser without regret, wasting away for the beloved; third, searching a thousand times in the crowd, then suddenly turning — and finding that person standing where the lanterns grow sparse.
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You have a right to action alone, never to its fruits.
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All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.
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The noble person is cautious about what is not seen, apprehensive about what is not heard…therefore watchful when alone.
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Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is an eternal law.
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One should lift oneself by the Self and not degrade oneself; for the Self alone is friend and enemy of the self.
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The Great Way has no gate; there are a thousand paths. Once you pass this checkpoint, you walk alone between heaven and earth.
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We are not born for ourselves alone.
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All of humanity’s misfortune comes from one thing: not knowing how to remain quietly in a room.
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All things are alien to us; time alone is ours.