Valentine's Day 2017: 10 Quotes About Being Single To Help You Get Through The Holiday

Valentine's Day isn't always easy. A lot of folks Tuesday might be upset that they're alone on the romantic holiday.

It may seem like everyone else is getting a card, flowers or a new piece of jewelry; heading out to dinner; or whatever else it is the coupled people do on Valentine's Day. But don't worry. We've collected some famous sayings that are sure to provide a pick-me-up for all the single people out there.

Here are 10 great quotes about why it's great to be single, via Thought Catalog, past International Business Times posts, Good Reads and the Huffington Post.

"Hope for love, pray for love, wish for love, dream for love…but don’t put your life on hold waiting for love." — Mandy Hale

"I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude." — Henry David Thoreau

"Being single used to mean that nobody wanted you. Now it means you’re pretty sexy and you’re taking your time deciding how you want your life to be and who you want to spend it with." — Carrie Bradshaw in "Sex and the City"

"My alone feels so good. I'll only have you if you're sweeter than my solitude." — Warsan Shire

"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance." — Oscar Wilde

"A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle." — Irina Dunn, popularized by Gloria Steinem

"Being alone is not the same as being on your own." — Katy Lee

"You do not need to be loved, not at the cost of yourself. The single relationship that is truly central and crucial in a life is the relationship to the self. Of all the people you will know in a lifetime, you are the only one you will never lose." — Jo Courdert

"I think, therefore I'm single." — Lizz Winstead

"I celebrate myself, and sing myself." — Walt Whitman