The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDHow 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.
More Soren Kierkegaard Quotes
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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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Many of us pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that we hurry past it.
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The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted.
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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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My standpoint is armed neutrality.
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Leap of faith – yes, but only after reflection
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Now, with God’s help, I shall become myself.
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I stick my finger into existence and it smells of nothing.
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Above all, do not lose your desire to walk.
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I am convinced that God is love.
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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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The self-assured believer is a greater sinner in the eyes of God than the troubled disbeliever.
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Don’t forget to love yourself.
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Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair.
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It is impossible to exist without passion.
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