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It is perhaps the misfortune of my life that I am interested in far too much but not decisively in any one thing; all my interests are not subordinated in one but stand on an equal footing.

Soren Kierkegaard

The most common form of despair is not being who you are.
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Be Yourself
To have faith is precisely to lose one’s mind so as to win God.
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Faith God Lose Mind
In my great melancholy, I loved life, for I love my melancholy.
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Great Life Love Sad
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
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Freedom Mental One Liner
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
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
Now, with God’s help, I shall become myself.
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God Myself One Liner Spiritual
The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you’ll never have.
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Future Pain Remember Yourself
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
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Experience Life Problem Reality
The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted.
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Difficult Heart Inspirational
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
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
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
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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Beginning Born Cry Death Deep End Enjoyment Man Philosophy Woman
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
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 perhaps the misfortune of my life that I am interested in far too much but not decisively in any one thing; all my interests are not subordinated in one but stand on an equal footing.

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It is perhaps the misfortune of my life that I am interested in far too much but not decisively in any one thing; all my interests are not subordinated in one but stand on an equal footing.

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