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Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a
light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.
Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol,
morphine or idealism.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of
ourselves.
Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without
trouble.
Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and
especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent.
The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the
play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the
objects it loves.
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances:
if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living
that suits all cases.
We cannot change anything unless we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate,
it oppresses.
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a
light in the darkness of mere being.
The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of
things without it.
Where love rules, there is no will to power, and where power predominates, love
is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.
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