Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods. Georg Brandes More Quotes by Georg Brandes More Quotes From Georg Brandes Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of the hot metal that becomes types. Georg Brandes bullets poor hot I did not know what it was to be happy for a whole day at a time, scarcely for an hour. Georg Brandes hours whole knows I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from goodness, uprightness and kindness, to brutality and baseness. Georg Brandes brutality goodness kindness The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of humanity. Georg Brandes errors truth humanity What [Nietzsche] calls slave morality is to him purely spite-morality; and this spite-morality gave new names to all ideals. Thus impotence, which offers no reprisal, became goodness; craven baseness became humility; submission to him who was feared became obedience; inability to assert one's self became reluctance to assert one's self, became forgiveness, love of one's enemies. Misery became a distinction Georg Brandes humility self names That a literature in our time is living is shown in that way that it debates problems. Georg Brandes hygiene literature way I was a town child, it is true, but that did not prevent me enjoying open-air life, with plants and animals. Georg Brandes air animal children But I did not find any positive inspiration in my studies until I approached my nineteenth year. Georg Brandes study inspiration years Being gifted needs courage. Georg Brandes gifted needs The war imbued my tin soldiers with quite a new interest. It was impossible to have boxes enough of them. Georg Brandes tin soldier war When I was a little boy I did not, of course, trouble much about my appearance. Georg Brandes trouble littles boys It was jolly in the country. A cow and little pigs to play with and milk warm from the cow. Georg Brandes play pigs country It is useless to send armies against ideas. Georg Brandes army useless ideas I was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a thing often satisfied one's feeling of honour. Georg Brandes not-afraid overcoming feelings I admired in others the strength that I lacked myself. Georg Brandes I was always hearing that I was pale and thin and small. Georg Brandes pale hearing I was not given to looking at life in a rosy light. Georg Brandes rosy given light The appalling thing about war is that it kills all love of truth. Georg Brandes liberty war Since fresh examples and proofs could always be found of the alleged relation between guilt and punishment: if you behave in such and such a way, it will go badly with you. Now, as it generally does go badly, the allegation was constantly confirmed; and thus popular morality, a pseudo- science on a level with popular medicine, continually gained ground. Georg Brandes punishment medicine guilt Instead of trying to educate the human race, they should imitate the pedagogues of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, who concentrated their efforts on the education of a single person. Georg Brandes effort race trying
