Quotes: Harriet Rubin

"Carl Jung said that people are more frightened of their strengths than they are of their weaknesses. If we knew how good we are, Jung believed, we'd have to act on our potential." 

–– Harriet Rubin (b. 1952), American writer 

Source: Harriet Rubin. Soloing: Realizing Your Life's Ambition. New York: Harper Business, 1999; p. 80.

via: Commonplace Book 1999-2001, 2002.

Quotes: Harriet Rubin

"Ask yourself, when you are afraid or on the verge of a breakthrough: When does a candle shine the brightest? The answer is always in the dark."   

–– Harriet Rubin (b. 1952), American writer

Source: Harriet Rubin. The Princessa. 

via: Commonplace Book 1999-2001, 2002.