Quotation by

Soren Kierkegaard

Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.
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Many people rush so quickly to enjoy happiness that they fail to truly experience it. Their eagerness causes them to overlook the very pleasure they are trying to find.

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