Many are worried about staying single for too long after a breakup, perhaps never being in a long-term relationship, or having no friends available to go for a pint with on a Friday evening. We have this issue rooted in our society that we feel less of a person if we don't have a partner or that one friend who is always just one call away. But that’s so, so far away from the truth.
There are many alone quotes in English. Our favorite one, attributed to Buddha, goes, “No one saves us but ourselves.” Society still believes that everyone must find their “other half” to attain that fulfillment in life and be happy. But we don't need someone to make us happy. We shouldn’t wait for someone to fill our hearts’ void. Finding Mr. or Ms. Right won't make the sky puke rainbows if you aren't at peace with yourself and who you are.
The special someone should add to your happiness, not be your happiness. Being-alone quotes aren't meant to feed your sadness and loneliness or provide empathy. Instead, quotes about being alone should work as a reminder and a stimulus that you (yes, you) are all you really need. Hence, you won't find it here if you are looking for sad alone quotes or quotes about being lonely and how awful it is. You will find better. In this post, we want to emphasize the blessing in disguise that being alone and content with yourself is.
Solitude Quotes to Lift Your Spirits
Below, we’ve compiled a list of doing things alone quotes that shine a light on the importance of being happy with your own company. If you ever need a little pick-me-up and some inspiring words, these solitude quotes can remind you that being alone isn't and shouldn’t be scary or something you should avoid at all costs. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.
If any of the inspirational words below have struck a chord with you, give them an upvote and share this article with a friend who you think would greatly benefit from a few uplifting quotes and words of encouragement.
#61
"I’m not much but I’m all I have." — Philip K. Richard
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#62
"In solitude, the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself." — Laurence Sterne
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#63
"You only grow when you are alone." — Paul Newman
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#64
"My favorite hobby is being alone. I like to be alone. I also like dancing, fishing, playing poker sometimes and vegetable gardening – corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, I have a big garden every year." — Emanuel Steward
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#65
"By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear." — George Herbert
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#66
"If you make friends with yourself, you’ll never be alone." ― Maxwell Maltz
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#67
“Being alone doesn’t necessarily mean loneliness. People are great! But being alone is wonderful. I prefer the silence of alone, and the sounds of nature.” – Jayson Zabate
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#68
“Some steps need to be taken alone. It’s the only way to really figure out where you need to go and who you need to be.” – Mandy Hale
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#69
“Truth is, I’m generally happiest when it’s just me. It’s okay to be madly in love with yourself.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
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#70
“In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.” – Rollo May
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#71
“Don’t feel alone, because there is always someone out there who loves you more than you can imagine.” – Anurag Prakash Ray
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#72
“To be alone is to be different and to be different is to be alone.” – Suzanne Gordon
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#73
“Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.” - Paul Tillich
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#74
“We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and — in spite of True Romance magazines — we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely — at least, not all the time — but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.” ― Hunter S. Thompson
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#75
“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
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#76
"When I get lonely these days, I think: So be lonely, Liz. Learn your way around loneliness. Make a map of it. Sit with it, for once in your life. Welcome to the human experience. But never again use another person’s body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilled yearnings." — Elizabeth Gilbert
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#77
“Being alone when one’s belief is firm, is not to be alone.” – Berthold Auerbach
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#78
"Alone had always felt like an actual place to me, as if it weren’t a state of being, but rather a room where I could retreat to be who I really was." — Cheryl Strayed
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#79
“Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world.” – Orison Swett Marden
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#80
“Being solitary is being alone well — being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own choice, aware of the fullness of your own presence rather than of the absence of others. Because solitude is an achievement.” – Alice Koller
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