Soren Kierkegaard

At the bottom of enmity between strangers lies indifference. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

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Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, become transparent, no longer limited by outward appearences. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#because #become #both #death #good

There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: life's highest, most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

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Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are like the wind and weather, altogether incalculable. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#brings #connection #custom #customs #fatal

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

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Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#change #changes #does #god #him

I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

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The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen but, if one will, are to be lived. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

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What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#beautiful #beautiful music #conceals #cries #formed

Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#despairing #evil #oneself #refusal #root