Quotes by Joseph Campbell

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If we see step by step the path we have to take, we can be sure that it is not our path. We shape our own path with every step we take. That makes it ours.

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Only when we descend to the depths of the abyss can we find the treasures of life. Where you crumble is where the treasure lies. What you are looking for lies in the very cave you are afraid to enter.

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The priests used to say that faith moves mountains, and no one believed them. Today, scientists say they can flatten mountains, and everyone believes them.

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Follow your bliss and the Universe will open doors for you where there were only walls until now.

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Finding your own way means following your own happiness.

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Find a place within yourself where joy is, and joy overcomes pain.

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With our actions and the stories they create, we ourselves give meaning to life.

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Like a white candle above the altar, the face is so beautiful when it is old.

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Computers are like the God of the Old Testament: lots of rules and no mercy.

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We must go down into the abyss to find the treasures of life. Where you stumble is where you find your treasure.

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If you take one step towards the gods, they will take ten towards you. With this first, heroic step of the journey, you must break through your limitations, and often before you know it.

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To know the life that awaits us, we must sacrifice the life that we planned.

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You can only find your own way if you follow your soul.

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If there are no obstacles on the road in front of you, then that road probably belongs to someone else.

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People say that we search for the meaning of life. I don't think that's what we're really looking for. I think we try to experience that we are alive.