Anyone who wants to know the human psyche will learn next to nothing f…

Carl Jung
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Anyone who wants to know the human psyche will learn next to nothing from experimental psychology. He would be better advised to abandon exact science, put away his scholar's gown, bid farewell to his study, and wander with human heart through the world.
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