"The difference between a man who faces death……" — Soren Kierkegaard
"The difference between a man who faces death for the sake of an idea and an imitator who goes in search of martyrdom is that whilst the former expresses his idea most fully in death it is the strange feeling of bitterness which comes from failure that the latter really enjoys; the former rejoices in his victory, the latter in his suffering."
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Soren Kierkegaard
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358 Quotes by Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard has 358 quotes on this site.
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When you read God's Word, you must constantly be saying to yourself, "It is talking to me, and about me".
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Nowadays not even a suicide kills himself in desperation. Before taking the step he deliberates so long and so carefully…
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Instruction begins when you, the teacher, learn from the learner; put yourself in his place so that you may understand…
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It is the duty of the human understanding to understand that there are things which it cannot understand, and what…
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I divide my time as follows: half the time I sleep, the other half I dream. I never dream when…
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Most people live dejectedly in worldly joys or sorrows. They sit on the sidelines and do not join the dance.
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Learning to know anxiety is an adventure which every man has to affront if he would not go to perdition…
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The conclusions of passion are the only reliable ones.
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To stand on one leg and prove God's existence is a very different thing from going down on one's knees…
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People generally think that it is the world, the environment, external relationships, which stand in one's way, in the way…
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Teach me, 0 God, not to torture myself, not to make a martyr out of myself through stifling reflection, but…
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What our age lacks is not reflection, but passion.
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Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a…
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This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
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Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter.
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Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent.
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If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother,…
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I think my comedy, the put-downs I do to hecklers, are the accumulated bitterness of years of people feeling that…
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Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way is lost.
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Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses.
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How hard, how bitter it is to become a man!
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O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault!
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