The growth of the mind is the widening of the range of consciousness, …

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The growth of the mind is the widening of the range of consciousness, and each step forward has been a most painful and laborious achievement. ✨ Contributions to Analytical Psychology. Book by Carl Jung, p. 340, 1928.
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