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 KIERKEGAARDHappiness is the greatest hiding place for despair.
More Soren Kierkegaard Quotes
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It is perfectly true, as philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other proposition, that it must be lived forwards.
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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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What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears?
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It is impossible to exist without passion.
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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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People understand me so poorly that they don’t even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.
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People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
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What labels me, negates me.
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What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost?
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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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Boredom is the root of all evil.
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Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair.
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Don’t forget to love yourself.
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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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Above all, do not lose your desire to walk.
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