Definition of Solitude

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Solitude

state of being alone, or withdrawn from society; a lonely life; loneliness.

Remoteness from society; destitution of company; seclusion; -- said of places; as, the solitude of a wood.

solitary or lonely place; a desert or wilderness.

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Solitude Quotations

I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.
Albert Einstein

Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.
Albert Einstein

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.
Albert Einstein

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.
Aristotle

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will.
Henry David Thoreau

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

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
Henry David Thoreau

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.
Henry David Thoreau

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.
Henry David Thoreau

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?
Charles de Gaulle

Solitude Translations

solitude in Latin is solitudo, solitas
solitude in Spanish is soledad
solitude in Swedish is enslighet, ensamhet

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