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“‎"...the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.” quote by Carl Jung — Download Open image

““‎"...the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.””

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No man can change himself into anything from sheer reason; he can only change into what he potentially is.

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Instinct is like Nature herself - prodigiously conservative, and yet transcending her own historical conditions in her acts of creation.

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Paul hardly ever allows the real Jesus of Nazareth to get a word in.

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