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For he who loves God without faith reflects on himself, while the person who loves God in faith reflects on God.”

Soren Kierkegaard

If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible.
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Eyes Myself Passion Philosophy Possible Potential Power Wealth
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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Freedom Liberty Man Sarcastic
What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost?
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Exist Laugh Man Philosophy
What 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.
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Cry Deep Happiness Heart Hide Lips Man Music Philosophy Poet Sound
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
People understand me so poorly that they don’t even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.
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People Sarcastic Understand
What labels me, negates me.
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Myself One Liner
To have faith is precisely to lose one’s mind so as to win God.
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Faith God Lose Mind
Why bother remembering a past that cannot be made into a present?
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Past Philosophy Present Remember
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
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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Deep Illusion Majority Oppression Politics Strong Truth
My melancholy is the most faithful sweetheart I have had.
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Faith Sad
Leap of faith – yes, but only after reflection
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Faith One Liner Reflection
Hope is a passion for the possible.
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Hope One Liner Passion Possible
The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
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Function God Nature Philosophy Prayer
The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted.
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Difficult Heart Inspirational

For he who loves God without faith reflects on himself, while the person who loves God in faith reflects on God.”

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