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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

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.
SOREN KIERKEGAARD

Deep Forget Life Live Philosophy True Understand
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
In my great melancholy, I loved life, for I love my melancholy.
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Great Life Love Sad
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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Act Action Deep Easy Religious Understand
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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Cry Deep Happiness Heart Hide Lips Man Music Philosophy Poet Sound
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
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
Boredom is the root of all evil.
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Evil One Liner
The present state of the world and the whole of life is diseased. If I were a doctor and were asked for my advice, I should reply, ‘Create silence’.
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Advice Life Present Silence World
I stick my finger into existence and it smells of nothing.
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Deep Existence Fingers Myself Philosophy
Above all, do not lose your desire to walk.
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Desire Lose One Liner Speak
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
Once you are born in this world you’re old enough to die.
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Born Death Philosophy Yourself
I am convinced that God is love.
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Convince God Love One Liner Spiritual
What labels me, negates me.
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Myself One Liner
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
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Experience Life Problem Reality

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

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