“Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift; in his youth he built an asylum for the insane, in his old age he was himself an inmate.”
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Kierkegaard, S. (n.d.). Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift; in his youth he built an asylum for the insane, in his old age he was himself an inmate. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5850-old-age-realizes-the-dreams-of-youth-look/
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Kierkegaard, Soren. “Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift; in his youth he built an asylum for the insane, in his old age he was himself an inmate.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5850-old-age-realizes-the-dreams-of-youth-look/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Kierkegaard, Soren. “Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift; in his youth he built an asylum for the insane, in his old age he was himself an inmate.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5850-old-age-realizes-the-dreams-of-youth-look/.