The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the n…

Soren Kierkegaard
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The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted. ✨ Soren Kierkegaard's Journals and Papers Vol. 1 A-E edited and translated by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong, (p. 303), 1967.
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