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 KIERKEGAARDIf 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 KIERKEGAARDAnxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDI 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 KIERKEGAARDPeople understand me so poorly that they don’t even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDFace the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDWhat is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost?
SOREN KIERKEGAARDListen 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.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDDon’t forget to love yourself.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDHope is a passion for the possible.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDLife is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDLeap of faith – yes, but only after reflection
SOREN KIERKEGAARDThe 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.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDIt is the duty of the human understanding to understand that there are things which it cannot understand.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDThe most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you’ll never have.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDThe 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’.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDIt is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.
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