It is really beautiful to see a man put out to sea with the fair wind of hope; one can use the opportunity to be taken in tow, but one should never have it aboard one’s own ship, least of all as a pilot; for hope is a faithless steersman.
 Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or (1843). copy citation

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