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What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost?

Soren Kierkegaard

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It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.
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Believe Hard One Liner
Why bother remembering a past that cannot be made into a present?
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Past Philosophy Present Remember
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
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
My standpoint is armed neutrality.
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Myself One Liner
Boredom is the root of all evil.
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Evil One Liner
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
Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forwards.
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Life Live Philosophy Understand
In my great melancholy, I loved life, for I love my melancholy.
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Great Life Love Sad
Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.
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Deep Think
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
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
Once you are born in this world you’re old enough to die.
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Born Death Philosophy Yourself
It is perfectly true, as philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other proposition, that it must be lived forwards.
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Deep Forget Life Live Philosophy True Understand
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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Faith Religion Sin Virtue
Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair.
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Great Happiness Hide One Liner Place

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