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You can exert no influence if you are not susceptible to influence.

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Carl Jung
Age: 85 †
Born: 1875
Born: July 26
Died: 1961
Died: June 6
Essayist
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Kesswil TG
C.G. Jung
Karl Gustav Jung
C. G. Jung
C. G. Yungu
Carl Gustav Jung
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The divine process of change manifests itself to our human understanding . . . as punishment, torment, death, and transfiguration.
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