The artist's life cannot be ...

The artist\'s life cannot be otherwise than full of conflicts, for two forces are at war within him [or her]-on the one hand, the common human longing for happiness, satisfaction and security in life, and on the other a ruthless passion for creation which may go so far as to override every personal desire ... There are hardly any exceptions to the rule that a person must pay dearly for the divine gift of creative fire.
The artist's life cannot be otherwise than full of conflicts, for two forces are at war within him [or her]-on the one hand, the common human longing for happiness, satisfaction and security in life, and on the other a ruthless passion for creation which may go so far as to override every personal desire ... There are hardly any exceptions to the rule that a person must pay dearly for the divine gift of creative fire.
 Carl Jung

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The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.
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 Carl Jung
Who looks outside, dreams, who looks inside, awakes.
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Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness of other people.
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Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune.
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Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to a better understanding of ourselves.
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 Carl Jung