Joseph Haydn Quotes

It is only when a man is alone that he is really free.

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.

Yes, I do seek solitude, but I am never lonely.

Loneliness is a prerequisite for freedom. Freedom depends on the ability to reflect, and reflection can only begin when one is alone.

Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.

It's only when you're alone that you realize where you are. You have nothing to fall back on except your own resources.

So it is necessary that we should learn to be alone.

Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone and leave it alone.

What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.

Solitude is a breeding ground for idiosyncrasy, and I relish that about it, the way it liberates whim.

I was never less alone than when by myself.

Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude, and the society of thyself.

To leave in search of yourself, of your real needs, is easier when you don't have to justify yourself to anyone, when there are not too many people bestowing you their attention.

Running is the one part of my life in which I fundamentally feel like the observer instead of the observed.

Solitude is not the same as loneliness. Solitude is a solitary boat floating in a sea of possible companions.

My 'aloneness' is extremely valuable to me.

Isolation is the one sure way to human happiness.

I have learnt to enjoy my own company because I have lived alone many years.

I find it quite useful to be alone when I'm making music, but also in general, in life.

I've got no problem being on my own. I like the way my imagination works.

There might be some hours of loneliness. But there was something wonderful even in loneliness. At least you belonged to yourself when you were lonely.

I am ready to be alone.

There are worse places to be than on your own.

I am a free man―and I need my freedom. I need to be alone. I need to ponder my shame and my despair in seclusion; I need the sunshine and the paving stones of the streets without companions, without conversation, face to face with myself, with only the music of my heart for company. What do you want of me? When I have something to say, I put it in print. When I have something to give, I give it. Your prying curiosity turns my stomach! Your compliments humiliate me! Your tea poisons me! I owe nothing to any one. I would be responsible to God alone―if He existed!

A person has to be by himself a little bit. We weren’t born in a flock. Togetherness drives me out of my mind.