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If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible.

Soren Kierkegaard

Leap of faith – yes, but only after reflection
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Faith One Liner Reflection
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
Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.
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Deep Think
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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Beautiful Deep Heard High Life Live Read
In the secretly blushing cheek is reflected the glow of the heart.
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Happiness Heart Reflection Romantic Secret
Therefore do not deceive yourself! Of all deceivers fear most yourself!
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Fear Yourself
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
It is very important in life to know when your cue comes.
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Life Yourself
People understand me so poorly that they don’t even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.
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People Sarcastic Understand
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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Fight God Great Person Proud Right Strength
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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Deep Forget Life Live Philosophy True Understand
If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible.
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Eyes Myself Passion Philosophy Possible Potential Power Wealth
The most common form of despair is not being who you are.
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Be Yourself
My sorrow is my castle.
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Myself One Liner Sorrow
Once you are born in this world you’re old enough to die.
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Born Death Philosophy Yourself
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

If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible.

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