Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating, as possibility!

If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth

Summary

This quote emphasizes the importance of aspiring to the limitless potential found in the realm of possibilities. Instead of desiring material wealth or authority, the quote suggests that it is the passionate and youthful perception of what could be that truly fulfills and excites us. Pleasure may let us down, but the idea of what could be never does. The quote compares the intoxicating experience of possibility to that of sparkling wine, evoking imagery of freshness and exhilaration that comes from embracing the unknown and the realm of endless opportunities.

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By Soren Kierkegaard

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