“Other people keep you sane. That is partly why it is a good idea to get married. Why? Well, you are half insane, and so is your spouse (well, maybe not half—but plenty). Hopefully, however, it is not generally the same half.”
― Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life
― Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life
“A surgeon friend of mine likes to say, "Don't fix what isn't broken." It is only an extension of that to say, "Don't search for that which is already at hand." But we are westerners and have to search in order to learn that there is no search.”
― He: Understanding Masculine Psychology
― He: Understanding Masculine Psychology
“A medieval Christian proverb says, "To search for God is to insult God." This implies that God is always present and any search for him is a refusal of this fact.”
― He: Understanding Masculine Psychology
― He: Understanding Masculine Psychology
“The effect of the “mystical” is not to mystify, but to return us to a better relationship with the cosmos, which is the heritage of all native traditions.”
― Prayers of the Cosmos: Reflections on the Original Meaning of Jesus' Words
― Prayers of the Cosmos: Reflections on the Original Meaning of Jesus' Words
“A Frenchman, Alexis de Tocqueville, came to America more than a century ago and made some astute observations about the American way. He said that we have a misleading idea at the very head of our Constitution: the pursuit of happiness. One can not pursue happiness; if he does he obscures it. If he will proceed with the human task of life, the relocation of the center of gravity of the personality to something greater outside itself, happiness will be the outcome.”
― He: Understanding Masculine Psychology
― He: Understanding Masculine Psychology
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