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Thu 25 Apr 2019

Unknown

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, unknown
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Random quote of the day:

“We know that something unknown, alien, does come our way, just as we know that we do not ourselves make a dream or an inspiration, but that it somehow arises of its own accord.”

—Carl Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections (tr. Richard and Clara Winston)

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Tue 18 Dec 2018

Suffering

Posted by PJ under courage and fear, quote of the day, suffering, unknown
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Random quote of the day:

“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”

—Thich Nhat Hanh, Fragrant Palms Leaves, Journals 1962-1966 (tr. Mobi Warren)

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Mon 5 Nov 2018

The Unknowable

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, that which abides, unknown
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Random quote of the day:

“Penetrating so many secrets, we cease to believe in the unknowable. But there it sits nevertheless, calmly licking its chops.”

—H. L. Mencken, Minority Report

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Fri 30 Jun 2017

The unknown

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, that which abides, the deep within, unknown
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Random quote of the day:

“The messiah is here. The world to come is here. The unknown is as close as your breath.”

—Joshua Boettinger, “Naming the Unnameable,” Parabola, Fall 2012

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Wed 10 Sep 2014

If this be error and upon me proved

Posted by PJ under knowledge, quote of the day, science, unknown
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Random quote of the day:

“A great deal more is known than has been proved.”

—Richard Feynman, quoted in The Music of the Primes by Marcus du Sautoy

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Mon 27 Aug 2012

Unknown

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Random quote of the day:

 

“It’s in the unknown that we live and breathe and move, all the time pretending it’s the known.”

—Deepak Chopra, Iconoclasts

 


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Wed 8 Dec 2010

The unknowable

Posted by PJ under jung, quote of the day, soul, unknown
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Random quote of the day:

“We can never really know.  I simply believe that some part of the human Self or Soul is not subject to the laws of space or time.”

—Carl Jung, quoted in The Guardian, 19 July 1975

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