Be alone—that is the secret of 

invention: be alone, that is 

when ideas are born.

The more powerful and

original a mind, the more

it will incline towards the

religion of solitude.

Its beautiful to be alone.

To be alone does not mean

to be lonely. It means the 

mind is not influenced and

contaminated by society. 

There is no friend as loyal

as a good book.

Loneliness is the poverty of self;

solitude is richness of self.

Paradoxically, the ability to be

alone is the condition for the

ability to love.

There is nothing I enjoy more than

minding my own business,

finding new ways to grow,

and making moves in silence.

You say antisocial.

I say at peace.

Be a loner. That gives you time

to wonder, to search for the truth.

Have holy curiosity. Make your life

worth living.

Opettele olemaan hiljaa. 

Anna hiljaisen mielesi 

kuunnella ja ottaa vastaan.

You cannot be lonely if you like 

the person you're alone with.

Freedom is to stand 

alone, unattached

and unafraid.

Pain and suffering are always

inevitable for a large intelligence

and a deep heart.

The self work that you do in silence will

echo throughout every part of your life.

We have to be separated

from everyone else in order

to learn who we actually are.

The process of that is initiation.

I do not fear being alone, my 

dear; I fear being in a room

full of people I cannot trust.