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What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears?

Soren Kierkegaard

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.
SOREN KIERKEGAARD

Advice Friendship Honest Possible Regret Situation
Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.
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Change Fact Philosophy Yourself
The 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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Deep Great Loss
Therefore do not deceive yourself! Of all deceivers fear most yourself!
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Fear Yourself
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
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Experience Life Problem Reality
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
The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
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Function God Nature Philosophy Prayer
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
Above all, do not lose your desire to walk.
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Desire Lose One Liner Speak
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
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Freedom Mental One Liner
It is very important in life to know when your cue comes.
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Life Yourself
Once you are born in this world you’re old enough to die.
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Born Death Philosophy Yourself
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
Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.
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Deep Think
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
The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted.
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Difficult Heart Inspirational

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