If there were already a path, it would have to be someone else’s; the whole point is to find your own way.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLWhere you stumble and fall, there you will find gold.
More Joseph Campbell Quotes
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The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.
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Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.
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I think of compassion as the fundamental religious experience and, unless that is there, you have nothing.
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All the gods, all the heavens, all the hells, are within you.
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Survival is the second law of life. The first is that we are all one.
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The Fates guide those who will and drag those who won’t!
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If you want the whole thing, the gods will give it to you. But you must be ready for it.
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Follow your bliss. The heroic life is living the individual adventure. There is no security in following the call to adventure. Nothing is exciting if you know what the outcome is going to be.
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You’ve got to find the force inside you.
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Where you stumble and fall, there you will find gold.
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Wisdom and foolishness are practically the same. Both are indifferent to the opinions of the world.
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If you are on the right path you will find that invisible hands are helping.
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A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
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You must have a place to which you can go in your heart, your mind, or your house, almost every day, where you do not owe anyone and where no one owes you – a place that simply allows for the blossoming of something new and promising.
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When we talk about settling the world’s problems, we’re barking up the wrong tree. The world is perfect. It’s a mess. It has always been a mess. We’re not going to change it. Our job is to straighten out our own lives.
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