4,465 Quotes About Psychology

A small amount of good literature can often teach more about the inner life than volumes of psychology.

Why do people always wonder whether books are any good, without wondering whether they are themselves in a state to profit from them?

Honesty is the best policy' is the worst advice!

You are never left out from the experience of love. You can always give and receive love right from where you're at. It's always up to you.

If something traumatizes you, please do not think that your life is coming to an end. You will still have opportunities to resume with your life by speaking up and seeking for assistance.

The truth, a truth, and reality are not always the same.

Numbers, furthermore as archetypal structural constants of the collective unconscious, possess a dynamic, active aspect which is especially important to keep in mind. It is not what we can do with numbers but what they do to our consciousness that is essential.

Number ... should not be understood solely as a construction of consciousness, but also as an archetype and thus as a constituent of nature both without and within.

As I regard physics and psychology as complementary types of examination, I am certain that there is an equally valid way that must lead the psychologist 'from behind' (namely, through investigating the archetypes) into the world of physics. As an example of background physics, I shall discuss a motif that occurs regularly in my dreams - namely, fine structure, in particular doublet structure of spectral lines and the separation of a chemical element into two isotopes.