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The greatest potential for growth and self-realisation exists in the second half of life.

Carl Jung

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Carl Jung
Age: 85 †
Born: 1875
Born: July 26
Died: 1961
Died: June 6
Essayist
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C.G. Jung
Karl Gustav Jung
C. G. Jung
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