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Quotation from The Age of Fable by Thomas Bulfinch
“Psyche, then, is the human soul, which is purified by sufferings and misfortunes, and is thus prepared for the enjoyment of true and pure happiness.”
The Age of Fable, Chapter XI, Cupid and Psyche (Project Gutenberg #4925)
Bulfinch's allegorical reading of Apuleius's tale, after noting that the Greek word psyche means both butterfly and soul.
Citation: "Psyche, then, is the human soul, which is purified by sufferings and misfortunes, and is thus prepared for the enjoyment of true and pure happiness." — Thomas Bulfinch, The Age of Fable, Chapter XI, Cupid and Psyche (Project Gutenberg #4925). (id bulfinch-age-of-fable-q6)
Portrait: ThomasBulfinch, Bulfinch, Public domain.
