The person upon whom the schoolboys’ attention centred was, of course, the Headmaster. — Georg Brandes
[Nietzsche] attributes to himself an extremely vivid and sensitive instinct of cleanliness. — Georg Brandes
[Nietzsche inveighs] against every sort of historical optimism; but he energetically repudiates — Georg Brandes
It was jolly in the country. A cow and little pigs to play with and milk warm from the cow. — Georg Brandes
I was a town child, it is true, but that did not prevent me enjoying open-air life, with plants and animals. — Georg Brandes
On the whole, the world was friendly. It chiefly depended on whether one were good or not. — Georg Brandes
My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked back on them. — Georg Brandes
A love for humanity came over me, and watered and fertilised the fields of my inner world — Georg Brandes