I was a town child, it is true, but that did not prevent me enjoying open-air life, with plants and animals.

Quote by Georg Brandes

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I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from...

I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from...

I was at home then in the world of figures, but not in that of...

I was at home then in the world of figures, but not in that of...

I became an ardent, but never a specially good, dancer.

I became an ardent, but never a specially good, dancer.

Any feeling that I was enriching my mind from those surrounding me was unfortunately rare...

Any feeling that I was enriching my mind from those surrounding me was unfortunately rare...

Birth was something that came quite unexpectedly, and afterwards there was one child more in...

Birth was something that came quite unexpectedly, and afterwards there was one child more in...

I was always hearing that I was pale and thin and small.

I was always hearing that I was pale and thin and small.

The war imbued my tin soldiers with quite a new interest. It was impossible to...

The war imbued my tin soldiers with quite a new interest. It was impossible to...

He who does not understand a joke, he does not understand Danish.

He who does not understand a joke, he does not understand Danish.

It was jolly in the country. A cow and little pigs to play with and...

It was jolly in the country. A cow and little pigs to play with and...

My father, though, could run very much faster. It was impossible to compete with him...

My father, though, could run very much faster. It was impossible to compete with him...

The person upon whom the schoolboys' attention centred was, of course, the Headmaster.

The person upon whom the schoolboys' attention centred was, of course, the Headmaster.

When I was a little boy I did not, of course, trouble much about my...

When I was a little boy I did not, of course, trouble much about my...

I admired in others the strength that I lacked myself.

I admired in others the strength that I lacked myself.

I came into the world two months too soon, I was in such a hurry.

I came into the world two months too soon, I was in such a hurry.

Being gifted needs courage.

Being gifted needs courage.

But when I was twelve years old I caught my first strong glimpse of one...

But when I was twelve years old I caught my first strong glimpse of one...

I was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a...

I was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a...

It gradually dawned upon me that there was no one more difficult to please than...

It gradually dawned upon me that there was no one more difficult to please than...

A love for humanity came over me, and watered and fertilised the fields of my...

A love for humanity came over me, and watered and fertilised the fields of my...

On the whole, the world was friendly. It chiefly depended on whether one were good...

On the whole, the world was friendly. It chiefly depended on whether one were good...