Only one who has risked the fight with the dragon and is not overcome …

Carl Jung
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Only one who has risked the fight with the dragon and is not overcome by it wins the treasure hard to attain. He alone has a genuine claim to self-confidence, for he has faced the dark ground of his self and thereby has gained himself. This experience gives him faith and trust. ✨ Carl Gustav Jung (1968). The Collected Works
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