Refuge Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old refuge quotes, refuge sayings, and refuge proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

We all need a place that is safe and wholesome enough for us to return for refuge. In Buddhism, that refuge is mindfulness. Nhat Hanh
Art is merely the refuge which the ingenious have invented, when they were supplied with food and women, to escape the tediousness of life. W. Somerset Maugham
My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience. Luis Barragan
Cheap is the last refuge of a product developer or marketer who is out of great ideas. Seth Godin
Taking refuge means that you align and orient your life toward Buddha's example and toward enlightenment. Reb Anderson
The refuge from pessimism is the good men and women at any time existing in the world, -they keep faith and happiness alive. Charles Eliot Norton
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
Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness. Saint John Chrysostom
Those who bless and serve life find a place of belonging and strength, a refuge. Rachel Naomi Remen