From Joseph Campbell: “It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.”
Tag Archives: philosophy
Quote of the day 09/27/23
From Joseph Campbell: “When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.”
Quote of the day 09/26/23
From Joseph Campbell: “We must let go of the life we have planned so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.”
Quote of the day 09/25/23
From Aristotle: “In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.”
Quote of the day 09/24/23
From Plato: “Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.”
Quote of the day 09/23/23
From Plato: “Thinking – the talking of the soul with itself.”
Quote of the day 09/22/23
From Plato: “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”
Quote of the day 09/21/23
From Plato: “Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.”
Quote of the day 09/20/23
From Plato: “The untrained mind keeps up a running commentary, labelling everything, judging everything. Best to ignore that commentary. Don’t argue or resist, just ignore. Deprived of attention and interest, this voice gets quieter and quieter and eventually just shuts up.”
Quote of the day 09/19/23
From Marcus Aurelius: “The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.”
