Joseph Campbell, A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections On The Art Of Living Quotes
The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.
You become mature when you become the authority of your own life.
One great thing about growing old is that nothing is going to lead to anything. Everything is of the moment.
In marriage you are not sacrificing yourself to the other person. You are sacrificing yourself to the relationship.
Awe is what moves us forward.
Life will always be sorrowful. We can't change it, but we can change our attitude toward it.
The only way you can talk about this great tide in which you’re a participant is as Schopenhauer did: the universe is a dream dreamed by a single dreamer where all the dream characters dream too.
Every moment is utterly unique and will not be continued in eternity. This fact gives life its poignancy and should concentrate your attention on what you are experiencing now.