The Soul of Kierkegaard: Selections from His Journals"The primary source for any understanding of either the man or his thought." — The Times (London) Literary Supplement |
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... blessed in the same breath as wonderfully suited to his genius, though by developing his natural gifts it encouraged his singularity and made him old before his time. Then and afterwards, his father was the only man with whom he lived ...
... blessing but rather a curse; that the outstanding intellectual gifts of our family were only given to us in order that we should rend each other to pieces: then I felt the stillness of death grow around me when I saw my father, an ...
... blessed moments—I have often stood there and looked out upon my past life and upon the difierent surroundings which have exercised their power upon me; and the pettiness which is so often the cause of the numerous misunderstandings ...
... blessed fruits, as may be seen in the world by an experienced observer; for like cryptogarns among plants, they withdraw from the notice of the masses and only the solitary inquirer discovers them and rejoices over his find. His life ...
... blessing is changed into a curse—it is a highly poetic move to make the girl, who alone is in a position to know what is behind Robert 1e Diable's assumed madness (his penance)—dumb. Feb. A certain foreboding seems to precede everything ...
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The Soul of Kierkegaard: Selections from His Journals Søren Kierkegaard,Alexander Dru No preview available - 2003 |