“The greatest tragedy of the family is the unlived lives of the parents.”

— Carl Jung · Life quote

The greatest tragedy of the family is the unlived lives of the parents. — Carl Jung quote card
Psychiatrist & Psychoanalyst · 1875 – 1961

Swiss psychiatrist who founded analytical psychology. His concepts of the collective unconscious, archetypes and introversion and extraversion remain influential in psychology and culture.

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People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own souls. — Carl Jung
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One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. — Carl Jung
One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings.
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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. — Carl Jung
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.
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Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. — Carl Jung
Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
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