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Retreat Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
- Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
- Are you distracted by outward cares? Then allow yourself a space of quiet wherein you can add to your knowledge of the Good and learn…
- Men seek out retreats for themselves in the country, by the seaside, on the moutains . . . But all this is unphilosophical to the…
- Men seek retreats for themselves, houses in the country, sea-shores, and mountains; and thou too art wont to desire such things very much. But this…
More Retreat Quotes
- Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. — Marcus Aurelius
- There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present day society: to retreat ahead of it. — Roland Barthes
- That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library. — Aphra Behn
- In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake. — Napoleon Bonaparte
- The Iraqi forces are conducting the Mother of all Retreats. — Dick Cheney
- Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat. — Francesca Annis
- My home...It is my retreat and resting place from wars, I try to keep this corner as a haven against the tempest… — Michel de Montaigne
- The hardest thing of all for a soldier is to retreat. — Duke of Wellington
- The cabin of a small yacht is truly a wonderful thing; not only will it shelter you from a tempest, but from… — Lewis Francis Herreshoff
- The books of the great scientists are gathering dust on the shelves of learned libraries. ... While the artist's communication is linked… — Max Delbruck
- A dwelling should be not a retreat from space, but life in space. — Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
- The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do… — Sun Tzu