Many of us pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that we hurry past it.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDThe function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
More Soren Kierkegaard Quotes
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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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My melancholy is the most faithful mistress I have known; what wonder, then, that I love her in return.
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Boredom is the root of all evil.
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Above all, do not lose your desire to walk.
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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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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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Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.
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The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly.
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Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forwards.
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It is impossible to exist without passion.
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Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.
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I am convinced that God is love.
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What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears?
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Don’t forget to love yourself.
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Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
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