Differences Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

“The most terrible fight is not when there is one opinion against another, the most terrible is when two men say the same thing -- and fight about the interpretation, and this interpretation involves a difference of quality.” quote by Soren Kierkegaard — Download Open image

“The most terrible fight is not when there is one opinion against another, the most terrible is when two men say the same thing -- and fight about the interpretation, and this interpretation involves a difference of quality.”

Soren Kierkegaard

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