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Many of us pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that we hurry past it.

Soren Kierkegaard

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
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
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
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Freedom People Sarcastic
It is the duty of the human understanding to understand that there are things which it cannot understand.
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Deep Human Philosophy Understand
Therefore do not deceive yourself! Of all deceivers fear most yourself!
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Fear Yourself
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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Believe Philosophy True Way
The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted.
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Difficult Heart Inspirational
How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech.
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Freedom Liberty Man Sarcastic
Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.
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Deep Think
My melancholy is the most faithful mistress I have known; what wonder, then, that I love her in return.
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Faith Love Relationship
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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Eyes Myself Passion Philosophy Possible Potential Power Wealth
Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.
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Change Fact Philosophy Yourself
My melancholy is the most faithful sweetheart I have had.
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Faith Sad
Don’t forget to love yourself.
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One Liner Self Love Yourself
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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Faith God Himself Love Person Philosophy Reflection
Leap of faith – yes, but only after reflection
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Faith One Liner Reflection

Many of us pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that we hurry past it.

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