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 KIERKEGAARDIn the secretly blushing cheek is reflected the glow of the heart.
More Soren Kierkegaard Quotes
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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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It is impossible to exist without passion.
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Don’t forget to love yourself.
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People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
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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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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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In the secretly blushing cheek is reflected the glow of the heart.
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Once you are born in this world you’re old enough to die.
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Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
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I am convinced that God is love.
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It is very important in life to know when your cue comes.
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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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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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My melancholy is the most faithful sweetheart I have had.
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Hope is a passion for the possible.
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