Carl Jung Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment.”

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

“The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.”

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

“Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.”

“There is no coming to consciousness without pain.”

“We cannot change anything until 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.”

“Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune.”