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title: "3 Contrast Quotes By Louisa Thomsen Brits"
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> [“Hygge is our awareness of the scale of our existence in contrast to the immensity of life. It is our sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-is-our-awareness-of-the-scale-of-our-existence-in-contrast-to/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

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> [“Because interiority focuses on the inside-outside aspect of hygge, it introduces the important theme of contrast. When we hygger there is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/because-interiority-focuses-on-the-inside-outside-aspect-of-hygge-it/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

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> [“There are three salient themes that run through any experience of hygge - interiority, contrast and atmosphere. They support and extend each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/there-are-three-salient-themes-that-run-through-any-experience-of/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

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## Other authors on Contrast

## More by Louisa Thomsen Brits

> [“Hygge happens when we commit to the pleasure of the present moment in its simplicity. It's there in the things we do that give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-happens-when-we-commit-to-the-pleasure-of-the-present-moment-in/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

> [“The structure of life I have described in buildings - the structure which I believe to be objective - is deeply and inextricably connected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/the-structure-of-life-i-have-described-in-buildings-the-structure/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

> [“real wealth is not what we can accumulate but what we have to share.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/real-wealth-is-not-what-we-can-accumulate-but-what-we-have-to-share/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

> [“Just living isn't enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." -Hans Christian Anderson”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/just-living-isn-t-enough-said-the-butterfly-one-must-have-sunshine/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

> [“Elite culture was deplored as shallow by the growing middle classes, who placed emphasis on family and intimacy. Denmark’s history, its egalitarianism, liberalism, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/elite-culture-was-deplored-as-shallow-by-the-growing-middle-classes/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

> [“Inside each of us are memories, fantasies and desires for home - a shelter waiting to be built, a place of peace to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/inside-each-of-us-are-memories-fantasies-and-desires-for-home-a/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

> [“It makes sense that the everyday experience and practice of something like hygge would not be reserved only for Scandinavians, but shared with other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/it-makes-sense-that-the-everyday-experience-and-practice-of-something/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

> [“It must be emphasized that hygge entails commitment to the present moment and a readiness to set distractions aside.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/it-must-be-emphasized-that-hygge-entails-commitment-to-the-present/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

> [“There is a simple fidelity to the moment that we experience through hygge. ...we adjust our surroundings to guide our energy and desire. Hygge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/there-is-a-simple-fidelity-to-the-moment-that-we-experience-through/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

> [“Material goods rarely alter our levels of happiness, unlike emotional experience. Having can never replace being. -Ilsa Crawford”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/material-goods-rarely-alter-our-levels-of-happiness-unlike-emotional/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

> [“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -Annie Dillard”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/how-we-spend-our-days-is-of-course-how-we-spend-our-lives-annie/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

> [“To hold on to hygge, we learn to listen and to speak up. We hone the art of conversation and attempt to master an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/to-hold-on-to-hygge-we-learn-to-listen-and-to-speak-up-we-hone-the/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

> [“To hygge is to create a harmonious atmosphere, a feeling of warmth, a mood of contentment. Hygge is freely used to describe rooms, buildings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/to-hygge-is-to-create-a-harmonious-atmosphere-a-feeling-of-warmth-a/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

> [“Hygge stems from a society that is focused on people rather than things. It is linked to the language of love and to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-stems-from-a-society-that-is-focused-on-people-rather-than/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

> [“Using the context and stuff of our daily lives to create an atmosphere of comfort prepares the ground for moments of unexpected intimacy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/using-the-context-and-stuff-of-our-daily-lives-to-create-an/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

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