Refuge Quotes

464 Refuge quotes by 355 unique authors

The mind which is free from passions is a citadel, for man has nothing more secure to which he can fly for refuge and for… — Marcus Aurelius
College is a refuge from hasty judgment. — Robert Frost
I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel. — George Galloway
In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to think or suffer darkly take refuge. — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is… — Michael Crichton
Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect; it bids a man to ponder or create; and in this dim corner… — Norman Douglas
I had great difficulty in school interacting with others, and I took refuge in the contrived setting of play acting, which is what I still… — Jesse Eisenberg
It's amazing living alone. I'm very lucky. It's like a refuge. — Paloma Faith
The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent… — Ernest Hemingway
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel. — Samuel Johnson
The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been… — Michael Jordan
How can one take delight in the world unless one flees to it for refuge? — Franz Kafka
Wherever you write is supposed to be a little bit of a refuge, a place where you can get away from the world. The more… — Stephen King
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a unique and biologically special place that should be preserved. — Dan Lipinski
There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how. — Toni Morrison
I have heard show business characterized as a refuge for childlike persons in flight from all things harsh and real. — Carroll O'Connor
There is no refuge from memory and remorse in this world. The spirits of our foolish deeds haunt us, with or without repentance. — Gilbert Parker
Luck is always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence. — James Cash Penney
Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from the world, where they can be sure of being admired… — Bertrand Russell
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. — Albert Schweitzer
The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life. — George Bernard Shaw
Even if I know I shall never change the masses, never transform anything permanent, all I ask is that the good things also have their… — Richard Wagner
My bedroom is my sanctuary. It's like a refuge, and it's where I do a fair amount of designing - at least conceptually, if not… — Vera Wang
There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession. — Daniel Webster

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