Carl Jung

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

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

Happiness • Sadness

If a man knows more than others, he becomes lonely.

If a man knows more than others, he becomes lonely.

Loneliness • Knowledge

If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.

If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.

Reflection • Wisdom

People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own soul.

People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own soul.

Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.

Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.

Awareness • Growth • Psychology

Shrinking away from death is something unhealthy and abnormal which robs the second half of life of its purpose.

Shrinking away from death is something unhealthy and abnormal which robs the second half of life of its purpose.

Death • Health • Life

A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.

A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.

Growth • Improvement • Overcoming

The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.

The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.

Empathy • Health • Human

Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health.

Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health.

Growth • Health • Improvement

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

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

Diversity • Flexibility • Personality

We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.

We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.

Acceptance • Change • Liberty

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

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

Knowledge • Truth

Dreams are the guiding words of the soul. Why should I henceforth not love my dreams and not make their riddling images into objects of my daily consideration?

Dreams are the guiding words of the soul. Why should I henceforth not love my dreams and not make their riddling images into objects of my daily consideration?

Dreams • Imagination • Love

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.

Love • Power • Relationships

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Communication • Empathy • Growth

If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.

If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.

Growth • Improvement • Parenting

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

Awareness • Growth • Mindfulness