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True Quotes by Joseph Campbell
- Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them…
- When you look at that nature world it becomes an icon, it becomes a holy picture that speaks of the origins of the world. Almost…
- Our true reality is in our identity and unity with all life.
- All men are capable of reason. That is the fundamental principle of democracy Because everybody's mind is capable of true knowledge, you don't have to…
- Every religion, every mythology is true in this sense: It is true as metaphorical of the human and cosmic mystery.
- And then he says, "The writer must be true to truth." And that's a killer, because the only way you can describe a human being…
- All religions are true but none are literal.
- Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is.
More True Quotes
- I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original. — Aaliyah
- Only crime and the criminal, it is true, confront us with the perplexity of radical evil; but only the hypocrite is really… — Hannah Arendt
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does… — Aristotle
- True information does good. — Julian Assange
- Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar. — Nnamdi Azikiwe
- Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the world, even if what is said is… — Richard Bach
- Religions have always stressed that compassion is not only central to religious life, it is the key to enlightenment and it the… — Karen Armstrong
- True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge… — Arthur Ashe
- The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing. — Isaac Asimov
- Before the Civil War, Canada was at the top of the underground railroad. If you made it into Canada, you were safe… — Margaret Atwood