"The thing is to understand myself: the thing……" — Soren Kierkegaard
"The thing is to understand myself: the thing is to find a truth which is true for me, to find the idea for which I can live and die. That is what I now recognize as the most important thing."
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358 Quotes by Soren Kierkegaard
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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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Most people live dejectedly in worldly joys or sorrows. They sit on the sidelines and do not join the dance.
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The conclusions of passion are the only reliable ones.
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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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