What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties ha…

Soren Kierkegaard
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What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost? ✨ Soren Kierkegaard (2013). The Wisdom of Kierkegaard, p.71, Simon and Schuster
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What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost? ✨ Soren Kierkegaard (2013). The Wisdom of Kierkegaard, p.71, Simon and Schuster

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