When people think that they, or their guru, have The Truth -- 'This is It!' -- they are what Nietzsche calls 'epileptics of the concept': people who have gotten an idea that's driven them crazy.
¶ (Attributed)
Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) American mythological scholar
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