--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: The thread by which our fate hangs is…" description: "\"“The thread by which our fate hangs is wearing thin. Not nature, but the “genius of mankind,” has knotted the hangman’s noose with which it can execute..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c8/c-g-jung-2163_hangman_the-thread-by-which-our-fate-hangs-is-we_811614.jpg" --- # The thread by which our fate hangs is wearing thin. Not… ![“The thread by which our fate hangs is wearing thin. Not nature, but the “genius of mankind,” has knotted the hangman’s noose with which it can execute itself at any moment. This is simply another façon de parler for what John called the “wrath of God.” 735” quote by C.G. 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