“The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever seen before.”

“Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it.”

“I’m the kind of person who likes to be by himself. To put a finer point on it, I’m the type of person who doesn’t find it painful to be alone”

“A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labour of the bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.”

“We’re always alone. You can be in a crowded room and still feel the bite of loneliness. Personally, I find that it bites deepest whenever others are around.”

“You, therefore, if you seek ever to have quiet minds before the last day, follow the few and not the crowd.”

“Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.”

“I am like a person who has placed poison in one of two glasses before a person he loves—and looks back upon his act with horror and incredulity—but still does not know from which glass the person will drink.”

“Only the self-sufficient stand alone - most people follow the crowd and imitate.”

“There's rain on the road
And the faithful have gone.
In a crowd all alone,
Walking 'round in a song.”