Source: The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life & Work
“So long as men praise you, you can only be sure that you are not yet on your own true path but on someone else's.”
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Friedrich Nietzsche 655
German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and cl… 1844–1900Related quotes
“*Only if you reject all the other paths can you discover your own path.”
Source: Mind Is a Myth
“When you willingly give up your own happiness for someone else, that is the sign of true love.”
Fernbank, London, England October, 1971
1970s
Variant: If you want external happiness, it can be an elusive desire. Internal happiness needs only to be revealed. It is not elusive because it is within you. It is your treasure. If you take someone else's treasure, it is stealing, but if you turn to your own, it is not. Happiness is your own treasure because it lies within you.
If The Rain Must Fall
Song lyrics, Undiscovered (James Morrison album) (2006)
“The only path by which another person can upset you is through your own thought.”
Source: The Power of Your Subconscious Mind