26th March: Solitude Day

Solitude Day. Neo-Pagans spend all or part of the day alone, meditating in solitude to reconnect with their "inner selves. They might take a quiet walk through the woods, or along a remote river or beach and listen to Nature's music. So today, ten quotes on the subject of solitude.

1. Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god. Francis Bacon
2. Solitude sometimes is best society. John Milton
3. A man can be himself only so long as he is alone, and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom, for it is only when he is alone that he is really free. Arthur Schopenhauer
4. Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone. Paul Tillich
5. There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
6. The thoughtful soul to solitude retires. Omar Khayyam
7. Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once. Robert Browning
8. When you have a lot of solitude, any living thing becomes a companion. Jose Mujica
9. Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones. Sydney Smith
10. It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must be a reason the more for us to do it. Rainer Maria Rilke