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Soren Kierkegaard Quotes

Soren Kierkegaard quotes

Danish Philosopher May 5, 1813 – November 11, 1855

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Soren Kierkegaard quote: "There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't..."
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. Soren Kierkegaard
It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was occasionally fruitful and always, she had to admit, interesting. Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard quote: "What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their..."
What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost? Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard quote: "It is impossible to exist without passion"
It is impossible to exist without passion Soren Kierkegaard
It is modest of the nightingale not to require anyone to listen to it; but it is also proud of the nightingale not to care whether any one listens to it or not. Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard quote: "I would rather be a swineherd, understood by the swine, than a..."
I would rather be a swineherd, understood by the swine, than a poet misunderstood by men. Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard quote: "Therefore do not deceive yourself! Of all deceivers fear most..."
Therefore do not deceive yourself! Of all deceivers fear most yourself! Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard quote: "Once you are born in this world you’re old enough to die."
Once you are born in this world you’re old enough to die. Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard quote: "It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey."
It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey. Soren Kierkegaard
It is a frightful satire and an epigram on the modern age that the only use it knows for solitude is to make it a punishment, a jail sentence. Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard quote: "Nothing is as heady as the wine of possibility"
Nothing is as heady as the wine of possibility Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard quote: "Purity of heart is to will one thing."
Purity of heart is to will one thing. Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard quote: "Only the noble of heart are called to difficulty."
Only the noble of heart are called to difficulty. Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard quote: "To be lost in spiritlessness is the most terrible thing of all."
To be lost in spiritlessness is the most terrible thing of all. Soren Kierkegaard
More and more individuals, owing to their bloodless indolence, will aspire to be nothing at all--in order to become the public: that abstract whole formed in the most ludicrous way, by all participants becoming a third party (an onlooker). Soren Kierkegaard

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