In my great melancholy, I loved life, for I love my melancholy.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDLeap of faith – yes, but only after reflection
More Soren Kierkegaard Quotes
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Above all, do not lose your desire to walk.
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I am convinced that God is love.
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Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
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And this is one of the most crucial definitions for the whole of Christianity; that the opposite of sin is not virtue but faith.
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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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Once you are born in this world you’re old enough to die.
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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 most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you’ll never have.
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What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears?
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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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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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In the secretly blushing cheek is reflected the glow of the heart.
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My melancholy is the most faithful sweetheart I have had.
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My sorrow is my castle.
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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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