Carl Jung
Swiss psychiatrist
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
There is a long history in every sentence, every word we speak has a tremendous history, every metaphor is full of historical symbolism; they would not carry at all if that were not true. Our words carry the totality of that history which was once so alive and still exists in every human being. With every word we touch upon a historical fibre, as it were, in our fellow-beings; and therefore every word we speak strikes that chord in every other living being whenever we speak the same language.
—Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist, Dream Analysis, 1958
Posted on November 22, 2000 at 8:15 AM
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
The word "belief" is a difficult thing for me. I don't believe. I must have a reason for a certain hypothesis. Either I know a thing, and then I know it—I don't need to believe it.
—Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist, Interview with Hugh Burnett, Face to Face
Posted on February 1, 2001 at 6:33 PM
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