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The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and… — Carl Jung

Autobiography and memoir

The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.

In the original German

Das geistige Pendel schwingt zwischen Sinn und Unsinn und nicht zwischen richtig und unrichtig.

Carl Jung
1962
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The mindRight and wrongThe human condition
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Autobiography and memoir
Time
1962
Person
Carl Jung
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Jung, Carl and Aniela Jaffé. Erinnerungen, Träume, Gedanken [Memories, Dreams, Reflections], translated by Richard and Clara Winston. Exlibris, 1962.

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