The Best of Carl Jung — Condensed Into Tiny Sentences

The old man continues to amaze

Andy Murphy
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Why do so many people — including my good self — still bang on about someone who has been dead for 70 years?

Surely there’s someone (or something) more relevant by now?

If I’m honest, I don’t have a clear answer. All I know is that some advice is timeless and Carl Jung dished out his fair share. Like this little gem:

“The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you truly are.”

And this:

“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”

And this:

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

Need I say more?

Not really but I will, not for my own benefit but because I would be doing Carl Jung an injustice.

So, here goes. Here’s the best of Carl Jung — condensed into tiny sentences.

“The world will ask who you are, and if you do not know, the world will tell you”

There are many groups of people who love to dish out name tags, job titles, and labels. But it takes a brave soul to look within, ask…

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