“The meaning of my existence is that life has addressed a question to me.”

— Carl Jung · Life quote

The meaning of my existence is that life has addressed a question to me. — 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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Source: Memories, Dreams, Reflections (1963) · ✓ Source verified

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