background preloader

Quotes

Facebook Twitter

The Story of the Stone at Bollingen - Jung Currents. In Bollingen, silence surrounds me almost audibly, and I live “in modest harmony with nature.”

The Story of the Stone at Bollingen - Jung Currents

Thoughts rise to the surface which reach back into the centuries, and accordingly anticipate a remote future. Here the torment of creation is lessened; creativity and play are close together.In 1950 I made a kind of monument out of stone to express what the Tower means to me. The story of how this stone came to me is a curious one.

I needed stones for building the enclosing wall for the so-called garden, and ordered them from the quarry near Bollingen. I was standing by when the mason gave all the measurements to the owner of the quarry, who wrote them down in his notebook. When the stones arrived by ship and were unloaded, it turned out that the cornerstone had altogether the wrong measurements; instead of a triangular stone, a square block had been sent: a perfect cube of much larger dimensions than had been ordered, about twenty inches thick. I am one, but opposed to myself. Carl Jung on the “Stone” – Quotations – Carl Jung Depth Psychology.

Carl Jung on the “Stone” – YouTube Nothing was left but the hole in which the snake was said to dwell.

Carl Jung on the “Stone” – Quotations – Carl Jung Depth Psychology

There the honey cakes were placed and the obolus thrown in. The sacred cave in the temple at Cos consisted of a rectangular pit covered by a stone slab with a square hole in it ~Carl Jung, CW 5, Para 577. One of 16 vestal virgins - phrase meaning and origin. Posted by Lewis on April 29, 2005 In Reply to: One of the 16 vestal virgins posted by David FG on April 21, 2005 : : In the song "A Whiter Shade of Pale" there is one verse that I am hoping someone might be able to explain.

One of 16 vestal virgins - phrase meaning and origin

"One of the 16 vestal virgins". Google. Dies Irae. Sixty Quotes - BrainyQuote. 10 Quotes on Persistence to Help You Keep Going. Entrepreneurship is a labor of love, and like any great love, that often means a lot of passion and a lot of persistence to reach your happily ever after.

10 Quotes on Persistence to Help You Keep Going

There are set-backs and failures and successes and triumphs, but it just may be that all those peaks and valleys are what make being an entrepreneur so great. Related: Remember, Persistence Pays Off. Stay Motivated With These 5 Tips. The one ingredient you’ll always need for the journey of entrepreneurship is persistence. It can take your further than any other quality alone. Energy and persistence conquer all things. -- Benjamin Franklin The power to keep going will conquer all other obstacles. Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.

Persistence can overcome almost any challenge. Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. -- Napoleon Hill It’s important to want things, to have goals and aspirations, but it’s even more important to take the action to achieve them. Quote by Abraham Lincoln: “We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be...”

Quote by George Saunders: Don't be afraid to be confused. Try to remain p... Collected Quotes from Albert Einstein. Jonathan Edwards Quotes. Jonathan Edwards Quotes (Author of Religious Affections) Benjamin Franklin Quotes (Author of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin) Confucius - Chinese Philosopher. Confucius, or as literally translated, Master Kong (K'ung-fu-tzu or Kongfuzi), lived and worked during what is known as the Chinese Spring and Autumn Period (770-481 BCE), and is by tradition said to have been born on the 28th of September in 551 BCE in the state of Lu located on the Shandong peninsula in northeastern China and died in 479 BCE.

Confucius - Chinese Philosopher

Chuang Tzu - Quotes, Introduction, Articles. Tim Oey. Quotes and Other Stuff. Famous Inspirational Quotes & Sayings. The PROPHET, by Kahlil Gibran. Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes (Author of The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.) “Now there is a final reason I think that Jesus says, "Love your enemies.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes (Author of The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.)

" Aristotle Quotes. Alexander the Great Quotes. Edison Quotes. Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor born on February 11, 1847.

Edison Quotes

Edison is one of the best known inventors in American history, who invented: an improved light bulb, electrical power systems, the phonograph, motion picture cameras and projectors, and more. On Failure While Edison has always been thought of as an extremely successful inventor, he has always reminded us in his quotes that failure and dealing with failure in a positive way has always been a reality for all inventors. How an inventor deals with the inevitable failures that happen along the way, can make or break their path to success. The second Edison quote in this section refers directly to Edison's striving to invent the first practical light bulb.

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. " An inventor is a man who looks upon the world and is not. Begin The Relationship. Carl Sagan Quotes (Author of Contact) “Look again at that dot.

Carl Sagan Quotes (Author of Contact)

That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.