80
Forgyldning forgår, men svinelæder består.
Gilding perishes, but pig leather endures.
Von Hans Christian Andersen
29
Hvad vil mennesket med det evige liv, hvis det keder sig søndag eftermiddag?
What does man want with eternal life if he is bored on Sunday afternoon?
Von Søren Kierkegaard
9
Når man er tyve år har man løst verdensgåden. I trediveårsalderen begynder man at tænke over den og i fyrreårsalderen finder man den uløselig.
When you're twenty, you've solved the world's riddle. At thirty you start to think about it and at forty you find it unsolvable.
Von Johan August Strindberg
48
Naar vi læse gamle Historier, støde vi os over Forfædrenes Skikke og Maneerer: Og, naar vore Efterkommere igien læse disse Tiders Historier, ville de maaskee finde ligesaa stor Materie til Latter.
When we read old histories, we are struck by the customs and manners of our ancestors: And, when our descendants read the histories of our own times, they may as well find quite as much matter for laughter.
Von Ludvig Holberg (1684 – 1754), Danish writer, essayist, philosopher and historian
26
Livet forstås baglæns, men må leves forlæns.
Life can only be understood by looking backward; but it must be lived looking forward.
Von Søren Kierkegaard
28
Penge ødelægger næsten alt – og manglen på penge resten.
Money ruins almost everything - and the lack of money the rest.
Von Hans Bendix
81
Hvad er ungdom? En drøm. Hvad er kærlighed? Drømmens indhold.
What is youth? A dream. What is love? The content of the dream.
Von Søren Kierkegaard, philosopher
373
At vove er, at miste fodfæstet for en stund ikke at vove er, at miste sig selv.
To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.
Von Søren Kirkegaard
It is only by taking action that we can build a life truly worth living.
27
Gud skabte manden før kvinden. Det er ligesom, når jeg skriver. Først laver jeg en kladde.
God created man before woman. It's like when I write. First I make a draft.
Von Karen Blixen, author