Quote by James Hillman
In the history of the treatment of depression, there was the dunki

In the history of the treatment of depression, there was the dunking stool, purging of the bowels of black bile, hoses, attempts to shock the patient. All of these represent hatred or aggression towards what depression represents in the patient. – James Hillman

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The older people that one admires seem to be fearless. They go right out into the world. Its astounding. Maybe they cant see or they cant hear, but they walk out into the street and take life as it comes. Theyre models of courage, in a strange way. – James Hillman

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Courage
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I dont think anything changes until ideas change. The usual American viewpoint is to believe that something is wrong with the person. – James Hillman

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Change
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I see happiness as a by-product. I dont think you can pursue happiness. I think that phrase is one of the very few mistakes the Founding Fathers made. – James Hillman

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Happiness
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I like animals. I like natural history. The travel bit is not the important bit. The travel bit is what you have to do in order to go and look at animals. – David Attenborough

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History is a kind of introduction to more interesting people than we can possibly meet in our restricted lives; let us not neglect the opportunity. – Dexter Perkins

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It is with nations as it is with individuals. A book of history is a book of sermons. – Arthur Conan Doyle, Micah Clarke

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Now, when I hear that Christians are getting together in order to defend the people of Israel, of course it brings joy to my heart. And it simply says, look, people have learned from history. – Elie Wiesel

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