That which the dream shows is the shadow of such wisdom as exists

That which the dream shows is the shadow of such wisdom as exists in man, even if during his waking state he may know nothing about it…. We do not know it because we are fooling away our time with outward and perishing things, and are asleep in regard to that which is real within ourself. – Paracelsus, quoted in The Dream Game

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Dreams
category

Dream small dreams. If you make them too big, you get overwhelmed and you dont do anything. If you make small goals and accomplish them, it gives you the confidence to go on to higher goals. – John H. Johnson

Category:
Dreams

Freud published The Interpretation of Dreams in 1900. It introduced the notion that there existed certain predictable and identifiable processes by which dreams were formed. – Henry Reed

Category:
Dreams

Our dreams are firsthand creations, rather than residues of waking life. We have the capacity for infinite creativity at least while dreaming, we partake of the power of the Spirit, the infinite Godhead that creates the cosmos. – Jackie Gleason

Category:
Dreams

In my childhood, America was like a religion. Then, real-life Americans abruptly entered my life – in jeeps – and upset all my dreams. – Sergio Leone

Category:
Dreams

Random Quotes

I hope that through my example, such as my role on The West Wing, I can help change attitudes on deafness and prove we can really do everything… except hear. – Marlee Matlin

Category:
Hope

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all. – Ovid

Category:
Happiness

Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. – Robert Frost

Category:
Being in Love

The greatest delight the fields and woods minister is the suggestion of an occult relation between man and the vegetable. I am not alone and unacknowledged. They nod to me and I to them. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Category:
Food