The foolish thought of wanting to bring about likeness by deadening his own mind or neglecting its cultivation will not occur to him; he will preserve his mental gifts but in his innermost heart he will be conscious that someone who has them is like someone who does not have them.
 Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or (1843). copy citation

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Author Søren Kierkegaard
Source Either/Or
Topic likeness heart
Date 1843
Language English
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Note Translated by Alastair Hannay
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