There 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 dar… - Carl Jung

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There 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.

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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.

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Alternative Names: C.G. Jung • Karl Gustav Jung • C. G. Jung • C. G. Yungu • Carl Gustav Jung • Jung
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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.
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