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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And this is one of the most crucial definitions for the whole of Christianity; that the opposite of sin is not virtue but faith.
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 KIERKEGAARDI stick my finger into existence and it smells of nothing.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDWhat is a poet? An unhappy man who hides deep anguish in his heart, but whose lips are so formed that when the sigh and cry pass through them, it sounds like lovely music.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDLife is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDBoredom is the root of all evil.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDMy standpoint is armed neutrality.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDTherefore do not deceive yourself! Of all deceivers fear most yourself!
SOREN KIERKEGAARDLeap of faith – yes, but only after reflection
SOREN KIERKEGAARDMy melancholy is the most faithful mistress I have known; what wonder, then, that I love her in return.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDMy melancholy is the most faithful sweetheart I have had.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDTake away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDOnce you are born in this world you’re old enough to die.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDLife can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forwards.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDTruth 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.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDNow, with God’s help, I shall become myself.
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