"Too much of the animal disfigures the..." - Quote by Carl Jung
Too much of the animal disfigures the civilized human being, too much culture makes a sick animal.
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“I believe only in French culture and consider everything in Europe that calls itself 'culture' a misunderstanding, not to speak of German culture.”
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