"The Art of Living", interview with journalist Gordon Young first published in 1960Reprinted in C. G. Jung Speaking, ed. McGuire and Hull, pp. 451-452. link to Internet Archive
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[T]here are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word "happy" would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
— Carl Jung
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About Carl Jung
Carl Gustav Jung (IPA: ˈkarl ˈgʊstaf ˈjʊŋ) (26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology.
About Carl Jung
Carl Gustav Jung (IPA: ˈkarl ˈgʊstaf ˈjʊŋ) (26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology.
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