There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilizatio…

Soren Kierkegaard
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There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: life's highest, most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death. ✨ Either/or, Vol. 1. Book by Søren Kierkegaard, Howard Vincent Hong, Edna Hatlestad Hong, Princeton University Press, p. 20, 1987.
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