"The stone that was rolled before Christ's tomb……" — Soren Kierkegaard
"The stone that was rolled before Christ's tomb might appropriately be called the philosopher's stone because its removal gave not only the pharisees but, now for 1800 years, the philosophers so much to think about."
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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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