“We meet ourselves time and again in a thousand disguises on the path of life.”
C.G. Jung (1875–1961) Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology
“There is no need to make an inventory of the times. It is demoralizing to describe ourselves to ourselves yet again.”
"Mozart: An Overture" (1992), pp. 13-14
It All Adds Up (1994)
Context: There is no need to make an inventory of the times. It is demoralizing to describe ourselves to ourselves yet again. It is especially hard on us since we believe (as we have been educated to believe) that history has formed us and that we are all mini-summaries of the present age.
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Original: Nei momenti di fragilità abbiamo bisogno di fermarci, rilassarci, spegnere ogni tipo di pensiero, e ricominciare da noi stessi.
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Variant: We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same
Source: Journey to Ixtlan
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Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 80
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Variant: Art enables us to find ourselves and loose ourselves at the same time.
Source: No Man Is an Island
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Megan McCafferty (1973) American novelist
Source: Second Helpings
“You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.”
Margaret Atwood book The Handmaid's Tale
Source: The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), Chapter 30 (pp. 194-195)
Source: The Handmaid's Tale
Context: (She is reciting the Lord’s prayer) Now we come to forgiveness. Don’t worry about forgiving me right now. There are more important things. For instance: keep the others safe, if they are safe. Don’t let them suffer too much. If they have to die, let it be fast. You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.
