The Danish glee: the national version of cheerfulness.

Quote by Georg Brandes

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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...

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...

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...

My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked...

My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked...

I admired in others the strength that I lacked myself.

I admired in others the strength that I lacked myself.

Just about this time, when in imagination I was so great a warrior, I had...

Just about this time, when in imagination I was so great a warrior, I had...

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...

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...

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...

But I did not find any positive inspiration in my studies until I approached my...

But I did not find any positive inspiration in my studies until I approached my...

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

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

Being gifted needs courage.

Being gifted needs courage.

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...

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

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

I was not given to looking at life in a rosy light.

I was not given to looking at life in a rosy light.

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...

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...

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 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...