Low self-esteem is no better home to take a refuge. It does not keep you comforted from any danger; it keeps you confined away from your real belongings!

Some writers aren’t writers, they are mere escapees’ and refugees’ on an exile from the jungle of thoughts.

When we speak of the sangha, we speak of the “arya sangha,” which means the “exalted sangha”. At the time of the Buddha this referred to the arhats and bodhisattvas, the disciples who studied under...

To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.

….my sacred landscape is the foothills of the stars – I go there often to sleep …

Silence is the sublime refuge of your divine.

…seeking refuge from a world in which huge and mysterious forces were let loose to destruction.

If we could only get rid of consciousness. What makes mankind tragic is not that they are the victims of nature, it is that they are conscious of it. To be part of the animal...

Lawyers are the first refuge of the incompetent.

what it is…is a place where I can return to myself. It’s enough of a scramble to get to…that the energy expended is significant, and it translates into a change in my body chemistry and...

Life is a love story, with every character yearning for permanent refuge in someone’s heart.

Violence is the first refuge of the violent.

Where does your security lie? Is God your refuge, your hiding place, your stronghold, your shepherd, your counselor, your friend, your redeemer, your saviour, your guide? If He is, you don’t need to search any...

In bullfighting there is an interesting parallel to the pause as a place of refuge and renewal. It is believed that in the midst of a fight, a bull can find his own particular area...

Dear refuge of my weary soul,On thee, when sorrows rise,On thee, when waves of trouble roll,My fainting hope relies.

The library had become her solace. Her refuge.Books did not question or judge. They made safe companions.

My Inner LifeTis true my garments threadbare are,And sorry poor I seem;But inly I am richer farThan any poet’s dream.For I’ve a hidden life no oneCan ever hope to see;A sacred sanctuary noneMay share with...

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

We have a light upon our house, and it gives hope to all who sail upon the stormy seas. Do ya know what it means to have a light burning atop your home? It is...

Let all your thoughts be with the Most High, and direct your humble prayers unceasingly to Christ. If you cannot contemplate high and heavenly things, take refuge in the Passion of Christ, and love to...

The past is devoid of meaning like the present, and a refuge for cowards.

Whatever happens during rainy time, you don’t need to wish it to stop just you to be protected because some people needs that. Instead, go for a place where you can consider as your refuge.

Travel if you wish, taste strange dishes, gather experience in dangerous activities, but see that your soul remains your own. Do not become a stranger to yourself, for you are lost from that day on;...

Psalm 57:1–Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

The guarantee of safety in a battering relationship can never be based upon a promise from the perpetrator, no matter how heartfelt. Rather, it must be based upon the self-protective capability of the victim. Until...

Old age is, so to speak, the sanctuary of ills: they all take refuge in it.

Solitude is a chosen separation for refining your soul. Isolation is what you crave when you neglect the first.

When the world caves inStill my hope will clingTo Your promiseWhere my courage endsLet my heart find strengthIn Your presence

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

In books I have traveled, not only to other worlds, but into my own. I learned who I was and who I wanted to be, what I might aspire to, and what I might dare...

From my spirit’s gray defeat, From my pulse’s flagging beat, From my hopes that turned to sand Sifting through my close-clenched hand, From my own fault’s slavery, If I can sing, I still am free.For...

The all-victorious Christ is like a great rock in a weary land, to whose shelter we may flee in every time of sorrow or trial, finding quiet refuge and peace in him.

Don’t let the rain drive you to the wrong shelter; the shade can turn out to be your protector and also your destroyer, and sometimes the rain is the perfect protector from the rain.

Each positive thought is your refuge and your sanctuary, where in that thoughtful moment, you are safe.

If we are to have a culture as resilient and competent in the face of necessity as it needs to be, then it must somehow involve within itself a ceremonious generosity toward the wilderness of...