Many of us pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that we hurry past it.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDLife can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forwards.
More Soren Kierkegaard Quotes
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How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech.
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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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My sorrow is my castle.
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I am convinced that God is love.
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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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The most common form of despair is not being who you are.
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Boredom is the root of all evil.
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Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.
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In my great melancholy, I loved life, for I love my melancholy.
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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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The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
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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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Leap of faith – yes, but only after reflection
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Hope is a passion for the possible.
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The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted.
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