The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
SOREN KIERKEGAARDNow, with God’s help, I shall become myself.
More Soren Kierkegaard Quotes
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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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The self-assured believer is a greater sinner in the eyes of God than the troubled disbeliever.
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There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.
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I am convinced that God is love.
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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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It is impossible to exist without passion.
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It is very important in life to know when your cue comes.
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The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen but, if one will, are to be lived.
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Once you are born in this world you’re old enough to die.
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Why bother remembering a past that cannot be made into a present?
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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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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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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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My standpoint is armed neutrality.
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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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