Carl Jung

Psychology Swiss 1875 – 1961 206 quotes

Founded analytical psychology, archetypes and collective unconscious

Quotes by Carl Jung

The human psyche is by nature religious.

Psychology and Religion

The future of mankind depends on the individual.

The Undiscovered Self

The world is in a dangerous state, but the danger lies not in the world itself, but in man.

The Undiscovered Self

The only real danger that exists is the individual who is not conscious of himself.

Interview

We meet ourselves time and again in a thousand disguises on the path of life.

The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious

The brighter the light, the darker the shadow.

Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self

The only way to escape the effects of the past is to become conscious of them.

Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Vol. 16

The less he understands of what he is doing, the more a man is bound by his conscience.

Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Vol. 10

The greatest danger for man is that he loses himself in the collective.

The Undiscovered Self

The highest, most decisive experience is to be alone with one's own soul.

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

We are not born in a vacuum. We are born into a family, a society, a culture, and a history.

Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Vol. 18

The unconscious is not a demoniacal monster, but a natural entity which is quite amoral.

Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Vol. 11

The human soul is not a machine, but a living organism.

Modern Man in Search of a Soul

It is often in the darkest hour that the light of the soul shines brightest.

Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Vol. 14

The only thing that can save us is the courage to face ourselves.

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

The man who is not in agreement with himself is not in agreement with the world.

Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Vol. 16

The greatest tragedy of life is not death, but what dies inside us while we live.

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

The world is in a bad state, but it is not because of the bad people, but because of the good people who do nothing.

Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Vol. 10

The more we are separated from our instincts, the more we are in danger of becoming neurotic.

Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Vol. 18

The unconscious is the source of all creativity.

Man and His Symbols