Quotes by Soren Kierkegaard

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A person who speaks like a book is exceedingly boring to listen to; sometimes, however, it is not inappropriate to talk — Soren Kierkegaard
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom. — Soren Kierkegaard
Most people believe that the Christian commandments are intentionally a little too severe - like setting a clock half an — Soren Kierkegaard
Purity of heart is to will one thing. — Soren Kierkegaard
Truth is not introduced into the individual from without but was within him all the time. — Soren Kierkegaard
Wherever there is a crowd there is untruth. — Soren Kierkegaard
Without risk faith is an impossibility. — Soren Kierkegaard
Adversity not only draws people together but brings forth that beautiful inward friendship. — Soren Kierkegaard
Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it. — Soren Kierkegaard
The conclusions of passion are the only reliable ones. — Soren Kierkegaard
People hardly ever make use of the freedom they have for example freedom of thought instead they demand freedom of sp — Soren Kierkegaard
Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards. — Soren Kierkegaard
What our age lacks is not reflection but passion. — 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 f — Soren Kierkegaard
The tyrant dies and his rule is over the martyr dies and his rule begins. — Soren Kierkegaard
Prayer does not change God but it changes him who prays. — Soren Kierkegaard
To stand on one leg and prove God's existence is a very different thing from going down on one's knees and thanking him. — Soren Kierkegaard
Teach me O God not to torture myself not to make a martyr out of myself through stifling reflection but rather teach — 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 f — Soren Kierkegaard
Most people believe that the Christian commandments are intentionally a little too severe - like setting a clock half an — Soren Kierkegaard