Entrepreneurship can be a lonely journey. Many times, you’re the only one who believes in your idea enough to take the risk. And when things get tough, it’s easy to feel like you’re the only one going through them. That’s why it’s important to find inspiration in others who have been where you are. This compilation of lonely quotes is designed to do just that. Reading about how others have handled their loneliness and found success can help remind you that you’re not alone on this journey. So, if you’re feeling lonely, these quotes are for you.

The best lonely quotes

1. There are people who like to be alone without feeling lonely at all. — Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

2. It’s lonely on the top when there’s no one on the bottom. — Rodney Dangerfield

3. Absolutely lonely people have few personal interactions of any kind. — Martha Beck

4. You are not lonely if joy is within you — not empty if truth is within you

5. You will never be lonely on the right path because the truth itself is the best companion a person can ever have! — Mehmet Murat ildan

6. To you, whoever you are, when I am gone–remember to be kind tonight to some lonely person. For me. — Tennessee Williams, Notebooks

7. She hadn’t realized she was lonely until she began to understand that other people were not. — Rebecca Scherm, Unbecoming

8. The few trees still upright were stripped of their branches, lonely flagpoles without a nation to claim them. — Mike Mullin, Ashfall

9. True artists are prophets. I don’t want to be that prophetic in that sense because it’s so lonely. — Yoko Ono

10. Columbus discovered no isle or key so lonely as himself. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

11. Everything was quiet now. It was even too freaky quiet. The house seemed big without anyone else inside. It felt lonely — like a ghost town.

12. To be so lonelyyou told yourself you liked to be this way& almost believed it was true. — Natalie Wee, Our Bodies & Other Fine Machines

13. I was an only child. I did have kind of like a lonely existence. — Robin Williams

14. Idrith didn’t want to go back to his cold lonely room, with all its unanswered questions. He took the glass and sat down. — Michelle Frost, First Light

15. The quiet wasn’t so lonely if you listened to how much sound was hidden in silence. — Rae Mariz

16. Unless we love and are loved, each of us is alone, each of us is deeply lonely. — Mortimer Adler

17. Your path might be a lonely one… but, you are NOT alone! — Martin R. Lemieux

18. It’s only natural to feel lonely after the enjoyable moments pass. But as you experience new joys those feelings of sorrow will start to fade. — Mizu Sahara

19. Only the lonely know the way I feel tonight. — Roy Orbison

20. You’re never lonely with a book. — Marlene Dietrich

21. When you’re feeling lonelyand no one is aroundRemember to look inside yourselfand a best friend will be found — Stephen Cosgrove, Maynard’s Mermaid

22. When we see a lonely fisherman, we ask where the boat is; when we see a lonely boat, we ask where the fisherman is! We love to see the good friends always together! — Mehmet Murat ildan

23. I’ve sold my soul for freedom. It’s lonely but it’s sweet. — Melissa Etheridge

24. I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils. — William Wordsworth

25. If you are lonely, you feel separated from everybody. If you are in solitude, you feel you are in contact with the entire universe. — Siren Waroe

26. Some people are lonely for all the right reasons. — Meg Rosoff, How I Live Now

27. I still feel immense love and loyalty to Steve. And I’ve got great kids, I’ve got a very full life, and while I’m lonely for Steve, I’m not a lonely person. — Terri Irwin

28. Speak to the breeze cautiously during those lonely summer nights. — Marlen Komar, Ugly People Beautiful Hearts

29. The self–prepared dinner is a great time killer for lonely people and as much time should be spent on it as possible. — Steve Martin

30. If you build your life on one and only person, be prepared for none and lonely life — Prabakaran Thirumalai

31. Your poetry is lonely. And yet, you write to feel less alone — pleasefindthis, I Wrote This For You and Only You

32. Beloved, let your eyes half close, and your heart beat Over my heart, and your hair fall over my breast, Drowning love’s lonely hour in deep twilight of rest. — William Butler Yeats

33. London is not a good place to be when you are sad: so crowded it makes you feel lonely. — Moe Cidaly

34. My childhood was extremely lonely. I was dyslexic and lots of kids make fun of me. That experience made me tough inside, because you learn to quietly accept ridicule. — Tom Cruise

35. The wind blowing through the cracks in the walls was fitting for this isolated and lonely place. — Nancy B. Brewer, Garnet

36. Knowing not grieving remembers a thousand savage and lonely streets. — William Faulkner

37. In a lot of ways, living with Charlie was like having my own place, and I found myself reveling in the aloneness instead of being lonely. — Stephenie Meyer

38. When you are surrounded by the people who do not see the world as you see it, you will be the loneliest of the lonely! — Mehmet Murat ildan

39. He was so lonely that he laughed at himself. — L.M. Montgomery, Emily Climbs

40. That’s why; he’s worried about how his life is turning out, and he’s lonely, and lonely people are the bitterest of them all. — Nick Hornby, High Fidelity

41. Being single isn’t the cause of loneliness, and marriage is not necessarily the cure. There are many lonely married people as well. — Renee Jones

42. If you are lonely when you’re alone, you are in bad company.–Jean — Paul Sartre

43. The worst feeling in life is not being lonely — it’s being forgotten by the one person you could never forget.

44. I wound up studying art and design, got a job at Lonely Planet Publications as a designer, cartographer and illustrator. — Trudi Canavan

45. I’m lonely! I’m bored! — The Notorious B.I.G.

46. It is only in the lonely emergencies of life that our creed is tested: then routine maxims fail, and we fall back on our gods. — William James

47. I’ve sold my soul for freedom. It’s lonely but it’s sweet. — Melissa Etheridge

48. All the lonely people, where do they all come from? — Paul Mccartney

49. In deep confusion, in great despair, when I reach out for him, he is there. When I am lonely as I can be, then I know God shines his light on me. — Van Morrison

50. Two Homeless People In Love Are Happier Than A lonely Man Living Alone In His Castle — Ron Riccota

Conclusion

We hope these quotes about loneliness have given you something to think about and reminded you that you are not alone. Finding solace in the words of others can help us to better cope with loneliness and remind us that we are never truly alone.