Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone, and the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.

Quote by Paul Tillich

Topics: Being Alone Quotes, Feeling Lonely Quotes

Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being.

Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being.

The first duty of love is to listen.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Astonishment is the root of philosophy.

Astonishment is the root of philosophy.

Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the...

Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the...

Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies...

Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies...

There is no love which does not become help.

There is no love which does not become help.

Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to,...

Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to,...

The Christ is God-for-us! But God is not only for us, [God] is for everything...

The Christ is God-for-us! But God is not only for us, [God] is for everything...

I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment.

I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment.

It is easier to swallow angry words than to have to eat them

It is easier to swallow angry words than to have to eat them

Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves.

Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves.

Language... has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it...

Language... has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it...

Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill...

Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill...

Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.

Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.

Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill...

Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill...

If my tongue were trained to measures, I would sing a stirring song.

If my tongue were trained to measures, I would sing a stirring song.

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being...

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being...

Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being

Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being

When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of...

When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of...

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk...

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk...

Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy.

Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy.

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

Responsibility is what awaits outside the Eden of Creativity.

Responsibility is what awaits outside the Eden of Creativity.