26 July: Quotes from Carl Jung

Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist, Carl Jung was born on this date in 1875. Here are some things he said.

1. Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.
2. In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.
3. Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.
4. The world will ask you who you are, and if you don't know, the world will tell you.
5. Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible.
6. Life really does begin at forty. Up until then, you are just doing research.
7. The brighter the light, the darker the shadow.
8. To ask the right question is already half the solution of a problem.
9. Everyone you meet knows something you don't know but need to know. Learn from them.
10. You are what you do, not what you say you'll do.