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Carl Jung

Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not.

Carl Jung

Truth

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Carl Jung is saying that making errors helps us get closer to understanding what is true by showing us what is false. Even if someone doesn’t fully grasp the true nature of something, recognizing what it isn’t still adds to their knowledge.

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