“A human being would certainly not grow to be 70 or 80 years old if this longevity had no meaning for the species to which he belongs. The afternoon of human life must also have a significance of its own and cannot be merely a pitiful appendage to life’s morning.”
"There is no coming to consciousness without pain."
- Carl Jung
Awareness
"Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism."
- Carl Jung
Awareness
"The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases."
- Carl Jung
Awareness
"The word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness."
- Carl Jung
Balance
"Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakes."
- Carl Jung
Transformation
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy