Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old retreat quotes, retreat sayings, and retreat proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.
The world needs people who retreat from the world in order to see it more clearly.Patrick Shen
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A lion will only retreat if you stare it in the eyes; likewise, so will fear.Matshona Dhliwayo
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Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.Norman Vincent Peale
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I am like a snake who has already bitten. I retreat from a direct battle while knowing the slow effect of the poison.Anais Nin
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It makes no difference if I burn my bridges behind me - I never retreat.Fiorello LaGuardia
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There is no shame in strategic retreat if it lets you remain strong enough to go after the enemy later.Jane Lindskold
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Braving obstacles and hardships is braver than retreat to tranquility.Khalil Gibran
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Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.Oscar Wilde
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In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.Mary Mccarthy
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Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to burn his ships and cut all sources of retreat.Napoleon Hill
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A tactical retreat is not a bad response to a surprise assault, you know. First you survive. Then you choose your own ground. Then you counterattack.Lois McMaster Bujold
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The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give up on our public problems.Lee H. Hamilton
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In this revolution, no plans have been written for retreat.Martin Luther King Jr.
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When over the enemy's lines, never forget your own line of retreat.Oswald Boelke
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When the mind grasps the universe, the senses retreat.Subhash Kak
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Certain battles were won by retreating.Eoin Colfer
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It is also a victory to know when to retreat.Erno Paasilinna