But my doubt would not be overcome. Kierkegaard had declared that it was only to the consciousness of sin that Christianity was not horror or madness. For me it was sometimes both. Georg Brandes christianityconsciousnessdeclare Change image and share on social
When I was a little boy I did not, of course, trouble much about my appearance. Georg Brandes appearanceboytrouble Change image and share on social
On the whole, the world was friendly. It chiefly depended on whether one were good or not. Georg Brandes chieflydependfriendly Change image and share on social
I was not given to looking at life in a rosy light. Georg Brandes lifelightrosy Change image and share on social
It was jolly in the country. A cow and little pigs to play with and milk warm from the cow. Georg Brandes countrycowjolly Change image and share on social
I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from goodness, uprightness and kindness, to brutality and baseness. Georg Brandes basenessbrutalitycomrade Change image and share on social
I did not know what it was to be happy for a whole day at a time, scarcely for an hour. Georg Brandes dayhappyhour Change image and share on social
I was always hearing that I was pale and thin and small. Georg Brandes hearpalesmall Change image and share on social
My father, though, could run very much faster. It was impossible to compete with him on the grass. But it was astonishing how slow old people were. Some of them could not run up a hill and called it trying to climb stairs. Georg Brandes astonishcallclimb share on social
The person upon whom the schoolboys' attention centred was, of course, the Headmaster. Georg Brandes attentioncentreheadmaster Change image and share on social
