What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears?
SOREN KIERKEGAARDWhat is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost?
More Soren Kierkegaard Quotes
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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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I am convinced that God is love.
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The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen but, if one will, are to be lived.
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It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.
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It is the duty of the human understanding to understand that there are things which it cannot understand.
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Leap of faith – yes, but only after reflection
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My standpoint is armed neutrality.
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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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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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The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted.
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My melancholy is the most faithful sweetheart I have had.
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Why bother remembering a past that cannot be made into a present?
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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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Once you are born in this world you’re old enough to die.
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Now, with God’s help, I shall become myself.
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