--- title: "9 Special Quotes By Carl Jung" description: "9 Special quotes by Carl Jung. Plus more from Carl Jung and more Special sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6da/carl-jung-274_disadvantage_special-knowledge-is-a-terrible-disadvan_2797884.jpg" --- > [Special knowledge is a terrible disadvantage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/special-knowledge-is-a-terrible-disadvantage/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6da/carl-jung-274_disadvantage_special-knowledge-is-a-terrible-disadvan_2797884.jpg) > [Gnosticism was stamped out completely and its remnants are so badly mangled that special study is needed to get any insight at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/gnosticism-was-stamped-out-completely-and-its-remnants-are-so-badly/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b5/carl-jung-274_education_gnosticism-was-stamped-out-completely-an_829666.jpg) > [A special ability means a heavy expenditure of energy in a particular direction, with a consequent drain from some other side of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/a-special-ability-means-a-heavy-expenditure-of-energy-in-a-particular/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33e/carl-jung-274_ability_a-special-ability-means-a-heavy-expendit_2157997.jpg) > [Madness is a special form of the spirit and clings to all teachings and philosophies, but even more to daily life, since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/madness-is-a-special-form-of-the-spirit-and-clings-to-all-teachings/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/carl-jung-274_bottom_madness-is-a-special-form-of-the-spirit_1005413.jpg) > [I cannot love anyone if I hate myself. That is the reason why we feel so extremely uncomfortable in the presence of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/i-cannot-love-anyone-if-i-hate-myself-that-is-the-reason-why-we-feel/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/carl-jung-274_atmosphere_i-cannot-love-anyone-if-i-hate-myself-th_1818023.jpg) > [On the level of the Son there is no answer to the question of good and evil; there is only an incurable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/on-the-level-of-the-son-there-is-no-answer-to-the-question-of-good/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65e/carl-jung-274_answers_on-the-level-of-the-son-there-is-no-answ_602033.jpg) > [It is only through the psyche that we can establish that God acts upon us, but we are unable to distinguish whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/it-is-only-through-the-psyche-that-we-can-establish-that-god-acts-2/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/234/carl-jung-274_action_it-is-only-through-the-psyche-that-we-ca_2564188.jpg) > [Madness is a special form of the spirit and clings to all teachings and philosophies, but even more to daily life, since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/madness-is-a-special-form-of-the-spirit-and-clings-to-all-teachings-2/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/carl-jung-274_bottom_madness-is-a-special-form-of-the-spirit_1902427.jpg) > [It is only through the psyche that we can establish that God acts upon us, but we are unable to distinguish whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/it-is-only-through-the-psyche-that-we-can-establish-that-god-acts/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/carl-jung-274_action_it-is-only-through-the-psyche-that-we-ca_1864178.jpg) ## Other authors on Special ## More by Carl Jung > [No man can change himself into anything from sheer reason; he can only change into what he potentially is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/no-man-can-change-himself-into-anything-from-sheer-reason-he-can-only/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Whenever we touch nature we get clean. People who have got dirty through too much civilization take a walk in the woods, or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/whenever-we-touch-nature-we-get-clean-people-who-have-got-dirty/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [ The self is defined psychologically as the psychic totality of the individual. Anything that a \[person\] postulates as being a greater totality than \[oneself\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/the-self-is-defined-psychologically-as-the-psychic-totality-of-the/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Metaphysical assertions, however, are statements of the psyche, and are therefore psychological. Whenever the Westerner hears the word “psychological,” it always sounds to him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/metaphysical-assertions-however-are-statements-of-the-psyche-and-are/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [To be normal is the ultimate aim of the unsuccessful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/to-be-normal-is-the-ultimate-aim-of-the-unsuccessful/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Like the sea itself, the unconscious yields an endless and self-replenishing abundance of creatures, a wealth beyond our fathoming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/like-the-sea-itself-the-unconscious-yields-an-endless-and-self/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Astrology is knocking at the gates of our universities: A Tübingen professor has switched over to astrology and a course on astrology was given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/astrology-is-knocking-at-the-gates-of-our-universities-a-t-bingen/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Synchronicity reveals the meaningful connections between the subjective and objective world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/synchronicity-reveals-the-meaningful-connections-between-the/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Instinct is like Nature herself - prodigiously conservative, and yet transcending her own historical conditions in her acts of creation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/instinct-is-like-nature-herself-prodigiously-conservative-and-yet/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Paul hardly ever allows the real Jesus of Nazareth to get a word in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/paul-hardly-ever-allows-the-real-jesus-of-nazareth-to-get-a-word-in/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [“He would have lived countless times over the life of the individual, of the family, tribe and people, and he would possess the living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/he-would-have-lived-countless-times-over-the-life-of-the-individual/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [People learn from who we are, rather than what we say, and to believe otherwise is a disease of the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/people-learn-from-who-we-are-rather-than-what-we-say-and-to-believe/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Neurosis is an inner cleavage-the state of being at war with oneself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/neurosis-is-an-inner-cleavage-the-state-of-being-at-war-with-oneself/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [It is sad but unfortunately true that man learns nothing from history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/it-is-sad-but-unfortunately-true-that-man-learns-nothing-from-history/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Life is a luminous pause between two mysteries that are yet one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/life-is-a-luminous-pause-between-two-mysteries-that-are-yet-one/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/special/carl-jung/#itemlist", "name": "9 Special Quotes By Carl Jung", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Special knowledge is a terrible disadvantage.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carl Jung" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/special-knowledge-is-a-terrible-disadvantage/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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