All man’s miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room alone.

So long as you are secure you will count many friends; if your life becomes clouded you will be alone.

I’m fascinated with myself and love hearing the sound of my own voice. I’d like to hear what I have to say. A lot of people don’t like being alone because they truly don’t like themselves, but I love me.

It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.

Until you get comfortable with being alone, you’ll never know if you’re choosing someone out of love or loneliness.

Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born.

No man is born unto himself alone; who lives unto himself, he lives to none.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

If a man knows more than others, he becomes lonely.

When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone.

Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.

A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within more than the luster of the firmament of bards and sages.

Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

In reading lives of great people, I found the first victory won was over themselves.