“Who is there that knows the happy instant, who has comprehended the delight of it and has not sensed that dread lest something might suddenly occur, the most insignificant thing, yet with power to disturb it all! Who has held in his hand the magic lamp and yet not felt that swooning of delight at the thought that one only needs to wish? Who has held in his hand that which beckons and has not learned to keep his wrist supple so as to let it go at once?”
—— ~Source: Stages On Life’s Way: Studies By Sundry Persons (1845) Author: Soren Kierkegaard using the pseudonym Hilarius Bookbinder
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