My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked back on them. But my circle of acquaintances had gradually grown so large that it was only natural new friendships should grow out of it.

Quote by Georg Brandes

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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.

But my doubt would not be overcome. Kierkegaard had declared that it was only to...

But my doubt would not be overcome. Kierkegaard had declared that it was only to...

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...

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...

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...

School is a foretaste of life.

School is a foretaste of life.

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

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

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...

That a literature in our time is living is shown in that way that it...

That a literature in our time is living is shown in that way that it...

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 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...

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

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

Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods.

Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods.

Being gifted needs courage.

Being gifted needs courage.

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...

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

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

Six hours a day I lived under school discipline in active intercourse with people none...

Six hours a day I lived under school discipline in active intercourse with people none...

The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of...

The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of...

I did not know what it was to be happy for a whole day at...

I did not know what it was to be happy for a whole day at...

The Danish glee: the national version of cheerfulness.

The Danish glee: the national version of cheerfulness.