Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.

Living alone makes it harder to find someone to blame.

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place.

It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.

If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.

When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.

We are all sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life.