"Life is a mystery to be lived, not…" — Soren Kierkegaard

"Life is a mystery to be lived, not a problem to be solved."

— Soren Kierkegaard

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358 Quotes by Soren Kierkegaard

Soren Kierkegaard has 358 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

When you read God's Word, you must constantly be saying to yourself, "It is talking to me, and about me".
Nowadays not even a suicide kills himself in desperation. Before taking the step he deliberates so long and so carefully…
Instruction begins when you, the teacher, learn from the learner; put yourself in his place so that you may understand…
It is the duty of the human understanding to understand that there are things which it cannot understand, and what…
I divide my time as follows: half the time I sleep, the other half I dream. I never dream when…
Most people live dejectedly in worldly joys or sorrows. They sit on the sidelines and do not join the dance.
Learning to know anxiety is an adventure which every man has to affront if he would not go to perdition…
The conclusions of passion are the only reliable ones.
To stand on one leg and prove God's existence is a very different thing from going down on one's knees…
People generally think that it is the world, the environment, external relationships, which stand in one's way, in the way…
Teach me, 0 God, not to torture myself, not to make a martyr out of myself through stifling reflection, but…
What our age lacks is not reflection, but passion.

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We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and… — Hannah Arendt
I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can… — Alexis Arguello
I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
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Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over… — Aristotle

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