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It is the duty of the human understanding to understand that there are things which it cannot understand.

Soren Kierkegaard

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 perhaps the misfortune of my life that I am interested in far too much but not decisively in any one thing; all my interests are not subordinated in one but stand on an equal footing.
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Equality Interest Life Myself Philosophy
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
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Experience Life Problem Reality
Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forwards.
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Life Live Philosophy Understand
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
Above all, do not lose your desire to walk.
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Desire Lose One Liner Speak
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
Don’t forget to love yourself.
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One Liner Self Love Yourself
In my great melancholy, I loved life, for I love my melancholy.
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Great Life Love Sad
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
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
The most common form of despair is not being who you are.
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Be Yourself
My melancholy is the most faithful mistress I have known; what wonder, then, that I love her in return.
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Faith Love Relationship
Why bother remembering a past that cannot be made into a present?
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Past Philosophy Present Remember
Now, with God’s help, I shall become myself.
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God Myself One Liner Spiritual
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

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