Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of the hot metal that becomes types.

Quote by Georg Brandes

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School is a foretaste of life.

School is a foretaste of life.

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

Being gifted needs courage.

Being gifted needs courage.

The Danish glee: the national version of cheerfulness.

The Danish glee: the national version of cheerfulness.

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods.

Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods.

I was a town child, it is true, but that did not prevent me enjoying...

I was a town child, it is true, but that did not prevent me enjoying...