The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.

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About Carl Jung

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Carl Gustav Jung ( YUUNG; Swiss Standard German: [ˈkarl ˈjʊŋ]; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology. He was a prolific author of over twenty books, illustrator, correspondent, and academic, best known for his concept of...

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

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

Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble.

One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.

Science… is part and parcel of our knowledge and obscures our insight only when it holds that the understanding given by it is the only kind there is.

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The work here isn't to figure out why they didn't like you, or who's right and who's wrong. It's to practice being okay with the idea that there are some people who will get you and some people who won't… and that's fine.

—Reshma Saujani in Not Perfect

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You think you know how a story begins, or how it's going to turn out, especially when it's your own. You don't.

—Edan Lepucki in Woman No. 17

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When I look at my friend's marriages, with their routine day-to-dayness, they actually seem far more romantic than any dating relationship might be. Dating seems romantic, but for the most part it's an extended audition. Marriage seems boring, but for the most part it's a state of comfort and acceptance. Dating is about grand romantic gestures that mean little over the long-term. Marriage is about small acts of kindness that bond you over a lifetime. It's quietly romantic. He makes her tea. She goes to the doctor appointment with him. They listen to each other's daily trivia. They put up with each other's quirks. They're there for each other.

—Lori Gottlieb in Marry Him

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I learned that people make mistakes, and you have to decide if their mistakes are bigger than your love for them.

—Angie Thomas in The Hate U Give

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In constantly seeking to actualize your ideal, you will have no time for composure. But if you are always prepared for accepting everything we see as something appearing from nothing… then at that moment you will have perfect composure.

—Edward Weston

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