Soren Kierkegaard Quotes

Our age is essentially one of understanding and reflection, without passion, momentarily bursting into enthusiasm and shrewdly relapsing into repose.

Soren Kierkegaard

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• Enthusiasm
• Relapsing

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• Our age is essentially one of understanding and reflection, without passion, momentarily bursting into enthusiasm and shrewdly relapsing into repose.

  

  Soren Kierkegaard
  • Reflection
  • Enthusiasm
  • Relapsing