And this is one of the most crucial definitions for the whole of Christianity; that the opposite of sin is not virtue but faith.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDThe greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all.
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Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
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Leap of faith – yes, but only after reflection
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Now, with God’s help, I shall become myself.
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Hope is a passion for the possible.
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Why bother remembering a past that cannot be made into a present?
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My melancholy is the most faithful mistress I have known; what wonder, then, that I love her in return.
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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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To have faith is precisely to lose one’s mind so as to win God.
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Don’t forget to love yourself.
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In my great melancholy, I loved life, for I love my melancholy.
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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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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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What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost?
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Once you are born in this world you’re old enough to die.
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Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair.
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