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My sorrow is my castle.

Soren Kierkegaard

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
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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Beginning Born Cry Death Deep End Enjoyment Man Philosophy Woman
It is very important in life to know when your cue comes.
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Life Yourself
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
To have faith is precisely to lose one’s mind so as to win God.
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Faith God Lose Mind
Why bother remembering a past that cannot be made into a present?
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Past Philosophy Present Remember
Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forwards.
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Life Live Philosophy Understand
Leap of faith – yes, but only after reflection
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Faith One Liner Reflection
What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost?
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Exist Laugh Man Philosophy
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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Act Action Deep Easy Religious Understand
It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.
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Believe Hard One Liner
Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair.
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Great Happiness Hide One Liner Place
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
Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.
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Change Fact Philosophy Yourself
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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Advice Friendship Honest Possible Regret Situation
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

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