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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.

Soren Kierkegaard

What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears?
SOREN KIERKEGAARD

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.
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Beginning Born Cry Death Deep End Enjoyment Man Philosophy Woman
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
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Freedom People Sarcastic
My standpoint is armed neutrality.
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Myself One Liner
Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.
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Change Fact Philosophy Yourself
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
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
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
Truth always rests with the minority, and the minority is always stronger than the majority, because the minority is generally formed by those who really have an opinion, while the strength of a majority is illusory.
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Deep Illusion Majority Oppression Politics Strong Truth
My sorrow is my castle.
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Myself One Liner Sorrow
Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forwards.
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Life Live Philosophy Understand
Many of us pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that we hurry past it.
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Deep Life Past Pleasure Pursue
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
It is impossible to exist without passion.
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Exist Impossible One Liner Passion
There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming.
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Afraid Deep Inspirational Man Philosophy
Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.
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Deep Think

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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