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In my great melancholy, I loved life, for I love my melancholy.

Soren Kierkegaard

The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all.
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Deep Great Loss
The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
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Function God Nature Philosophy Prayer
It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.
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Believe Hard One Liner
The self-assured believer is a greater sinner in the eyes of God than the troubled disbeliever.
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Believe Eyes God Great Philosophy Religion Sin Trouble
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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Advice Friendship Honest Possible Regret Situation
What 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.
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Cry Deep Happiness Heart Hide Lips Man Music Philosophy Poet Sound
Leap of faith – yes, but only after reflection
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Faith One Liner Reflection
And this is one of the most crucial definitions for the whole of Christianity; that the opposite of sin is not virtue but faith.
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Faith Religion Sin Virtue
In the secretly blushing cheek is reflected the glow of the heart.
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Happiness Heart Reflection Romantic Secret
It is very important in life to know when your cue comes.
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Life Yourself
The proud person always wants to do the right thing, the great thing. But because he wants to do it in his own strength, he is fighting not with man, but with God.
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Fight God Great Person Proud Right Strength
Truth always rests with the minority, and the minority is always stronger than the majority, because the minority is generally formed by those who really have an opinion, while the strength of a majority is illusory.
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Deep Illusion Majority Oppression Politics Strong Truth
Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.
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Deep Think
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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Deep Forget Life Live Philosophy True Understand
My standpoint is armed neutrality.
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Myself One Liner
What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost?
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Exist Laugh Man Philosophy

In my great melancholy, I loved life, for I love my melancholy.

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