Here we have both a paradox, and a beautiful symmetry. It is a duality. I am the earth and you are the moon, and you are the earth and I am the moon.

Joshua Edward Smith
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This famous quote is one of the most famous quotes in the world. It was written by Carl Jung in his novel, "The Red Book" published in 1913. Throughout the book, Jung is writing down his thoughts and his dreams. One day, he wakes up and is struck by the idea of opposites.

Without thinking twice, he writes down the opposite of what he has just written. The next day, he wakes up again with the same thought. He realizes that his story is not just opposite but is also opposite to itself.

He then writes down what that opposite would be and the paradox exists: the duality.

Source: Duality

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