Refuge Quotes

464 quotes by 364 authors

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. — Aristotle
In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are… — Aristotle
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. — Isaac Asimov
Entrepreneurship is the last refuge of the trouble making individual. — Natalie Clifford Barney
My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience. — Luis Barragan
The world of crime is a last refuge of the authentic, uncorrupted, spontaneous event. — Daniel J. Boorstin
The very idea of carrying my memory into eternity devastated me, and I took refuge in atheism. — Taylor Caldwell
Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness. — Emile M. Cioran
Philosophy: Impersonal anxiety; refuge among anemic ideas. — Emile M. Cioran
The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superiority to the sleeping world. — Leonard Cohen
Uncertainty is the refuge of hope. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness. — Maya Angelou
I do not consider divorce an evil by any means. It is just as much a refuge for women married to brutal men as Canada… — Susan B. Anthony
I have formed a very clear conception of patriotism. I have generally found it thrust into the foreground by some fellow who has something to… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
For a man's house is his castle, et domus sua cuique tutissimum refugium [and one's home is the safest refuge to everyone]. — Edward Coke
One may make their house a palace of sham, or they can make it a home, a refuge. — Mark Twain
In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable. — Christian Dior
Prayer should be the means by which I, at all times, receive all that I need, and, for this reason, be my daily refuge, my… — Saint John Chrysostom
After a hard day scrambling to find your way around in the world, it's assuring to come home to a place you know. God can… — Max Lucado
Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety… — Henry David Thoreau

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