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.

Quote by Carl Jung

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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that...

The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that...

Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.

Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.

Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.

Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.

Who has fully realized that history is not contained in thick books but lives in...

Who has fully realized that history is not contained in thick books but lives in...

I have treated many hundreds of patients. Among those in the second half of life...

I have treated many hundreds of patients. Among those in the second half of life...

Follow that will and that way which experience confirms to be your own.

Follow that will and that way which experience confirms to be your own.

The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.

The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.

In my case Pilgrim's Progress consisted in my having to climb down a thousand ladders...

In my case Pilgrim's Progress consisted in my having to climb down a thousand ladders...

The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest...

The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest...

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there...

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there...

Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health.

Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health.

The starry vault of heaven is in truth the open book of cosmic projection...

The starry vault of heaven is in truth the open book of cosmic projection...

There is no coming to consciousness without pain.

There is no coming to consciousness without pain.

A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman...

A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman...

There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as...

There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as...

When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate.

When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate.

The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.

The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.

Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering.

Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering.

Man's task is to become conscious of the contents that press upward from the unconscious.

Man's task is to become conscious of the contents that press upward from the unconscious.

Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree...

Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree...