I stick my finger into existence and it smells of nothing.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDWhat is a poet? An unhappy man who hides deep anguish in his heart, but whose lips are so formed that when the sigh and cry pass through them, it sounds like lovely music.
More Soren Kierkegaard Quotes
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In my great melancholy, I loved life, for I love my melancholy.
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The self-assured believer is a greater sinner in the eyes of God than the troubled disbeliever.
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The most common form of despair is not being who you are.
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It is perfectly true, as philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other proposition, that it must be lived forwards.
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The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly.
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Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
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My standpoint is armed neutrality.
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For he who loves God without faith reflects on himself, while the person who loves God in faith reflects on God.”
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Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair.
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Why bother remembering a past that cannot be made into a present?
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The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
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Leap of faith – yes, but only after reflection
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The present state of the world and the whole of life is diseased. If I were a doctor and were asked for my advice, I should reply, ‘Create silence’.
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Now, with God’s help, I shall become myself.
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I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations — one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it — you will regret both.
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