Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDLeap of faith – yes, but only after reflection
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My melancholy is the most faithful sweetheart I have had.
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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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My sorrow is my castle.
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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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It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.
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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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Leap of faith – yes, but only after reflection
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There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.
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Now, with God’s help, I shall become myself.
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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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People understand me so poorly that they don’t even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.
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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.
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The most common form of despair is not being who you are.
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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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It is very important in life to know when your cue comes.
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