Emile M. Cioran
Philosopher, Essayist
"The amount of chiaroscuro an idea harbors is the only index of its profundity."
Harbors quotes
Harbors
27 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Sophocles
Playwright, Philosopher
"For most men friendship is a faithless harbor."
Italo Calvino
Writer
"What harbor can receive you more securely than a great library?"
Elizabeth Gilbert
Author, Memoirist
"I will not harbor unhealthy thoughts anymore."
Emily Dickinson
Poet
"To multiply the harbors does not reduce the sea."
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"Harbor no secrets - they create dark places in the psyche."
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"Your ideal authors ought to pull you from the foundering of your previous existence, not smilingly guide you into a friendly and peaceable harbor."
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"Friends are supposed to act like harbor boats-let you know if you're off course. But it ain't always possible."
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"He who loves goodness harbors angels, reveres reverence, and lives with God."
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"If we meet no gods, it is because we harbor none."
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"If we meet no gods, it is because we harbor none. If there is grandeur in you, you will find grandeur in porters and sweeps."
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"I now know how Tojo felt when he was planning Pearl Harbor."
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