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Greater Quotes by Soren Kierkegaard
- Christianity does not oppose debauchery and uncontrollable passions and the like as much as it opposes... flat mediocrity, this nauseating atmosphere, this homey, civil togetherness,…
- For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.
- One is not unpopular because he uses peculiar expressions; that just so happens; such terms become a fad, and by and by everybody, down to…
- The ever increasing intensity of despair depends upon the degree of consciousness or is proportionate to this increase: the greater the degree of consciousness, the…
- The more a man can forget, the greater the number of metamorphoses which his life can undergo; the more he can remember, the more divine…
- Of all ridiculous things the most ridiculous seems to me, to be busy — to be a man who is brisk about his food and…
- A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He…
- The self-assured believer is a greater sinner in the eyes of God than the troubled disbeliever.
- The daily press is the evil principle of the modern world, and time will only serve to disclose this fact with greater and greater clearness.…
- In order to help another effectively, I must understand what he understands. If I do not know that, my greater understanding will be of no…
More Greater Quotes
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- To insult someone we call him 'bestial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult. — Isaac Asimov
- It's risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk… — Marcel Achard
- The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to… — Norman Ralph Augustine
- A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions. — Marcus Aurelius
- It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of… — Teresa of Avila
- It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the… — Teresa of Avila
- Chile has done a lot to rid itself of poverty, especially extreme poverty, since the return to democracy. But we still have… — Michelle Bachelet
- The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. — Francis Bacon
- The more knowledge you have, the greater will be your fear of Allah. — Abu Bakr
- To fight against the infidels is Jihad; but to fight against your evil self is greater Jihad. — Abu Bakr
- Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself. — Honore de Balzac