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If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible.

Soren Kierkegaard

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.
SOREN KIERKEGAARD

Deep Forget Life Live Philosophy True Understand
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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Advice Life Present Silence World
My melancholy is the most faithful sweetheart I have had.
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Faith Sad
If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible.
SOREN KIERKEGAARD

Eyes Myself Passion Philosophy Possible Potential Power Wealth
In my great melancholy, I loved life, for I love my melancholy.
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Great Life Love Sad
Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.
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Change Fact Philosophy Yourself
Therefore do not deceive yourself! Of all deceivers fear most yourself!
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Fear Yourself
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
It is the duty of the human understanding to understand that there are things which it cannot understand.
SOREN KIERKEGAARD

Deep Human Philosophy Understand
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
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
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Experience Life Problem Reality
People understand me so poorly that they don’t even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.
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People Sarcastic Understand
Boredom is the root of all evil.
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Evil One Liner
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
What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears?
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Deep Laughter Philosophy Tears World
Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth — look at the dying man’s struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment.
SOREN KIERKEGAARD

Beginning Born Cry Death Deep End Enjoyment Man Philosophy Woman

If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible.

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If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible.

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