“People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.”

—  Sören Kierkegaard

Variant: People understand me so little that they do not even understand when I complain of being misunderstood.
Source: The Journals of Kierkegaard

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Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of Existentialism 1813–1855

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