Soren Kierkegaard Quotes
Human justice is very prolix, and yet at times quite mediocre; divine justice is more concise and needs no information from the prosecution, no legal papers, no interrogation of witnesses, but makes the guilty one his own informer and helps him with eternity's memory.
Soren Kierkegaard
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I have superfine, superoily hair, so my struggle is always trying to get the volume I want. I end up not doing much with it ever.
Odette Annable
Human justice is very prolix, and yet at times quite mediocre; divine justice is more concise and needs no information from the prosecution, no legal papers, no interrogation of witnesses, but makes the guilty one his own informer and helps him with eternity's memory.
Soren Kierkegaard
