"Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy."

Aristotle | Temperament | 2 bookmarks

"Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude."

Schopenhauer, Arthur | Greatness | 3 bookmarks

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

Bacon, Francis | Solitude | 6 bookmarks

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

Einstein, Albert | Solitude | 3 bookmarks

"Solitude is the despair of fools, the torment of the wicked, and the joy of the good."

Unknown, Source | Solitude | 2 bookmarks

"Talents are best nurtured in solitude. Character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von | Character | 3 bookmarks