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

~Georg Brandes

Topics: Danish Does He Joke Understand Who

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I admired in others the strength that I lacked myself.

~Georg Brandes

Topics: Admired Myself Others Strength

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

~Georg Brandes

Topics: Ardent Became Dancer Good Never

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I came into the world two months too soon, I was in such a hurry.

~Georg Brandes

Topics: Came Hurry Months Soon Too Two World I Came

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I did not know what it was to be happy for a whole day at a time, scarcely for an hour.

~Georg Brandes

Topics: Be Happy Day Did Happy Hour Know Scarcely Time Whole

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I was a town child, it is true, but that did not prevent me enjoying open-air life, with plants and animals.

~Georg Brandes

Topics: Animals Child Did Enjoying Life Me Plants Plants And Animals Prevent Town True

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

~Georg Brandes

Topics: Always Hearing Pale Small Thin

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I was at home then in the world of figures, but not in that of values.

~Georg Brandes

Topics: Figures Home Then Values World

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I was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a thing often satisfied one's feeling of honour.

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Topics: Afraid Did Dislike Feeling Honour Like Often Overcome Satisfied Thing

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

~Georg Brandes

Topics: Given Life Light Looking Rosy

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Biography

Nationality: Danish

Type: Critic

Born: February 4th, 1842

Died: February 19th, 1927

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