I begin with the principle that all men are bores. Surely no one will prove himself so great a bore as to contradict me in this. Soren Kierkegaard Read Quote
It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was occasionally fruitful and always, she had to admit, interesting. Soren Kierkegaard Read Quote
How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech. Soren Kierkegaard Read Quote
People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds, freak fish, grotesque breeds of human; they fall into an animal stupor that gapes at existence and they think they have seen something. Soren Kierkegaard Read Quote
It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite. Soren Kierkegaard Read Quote
Since my earliest childhood a barb of sorrow has lodged in my heart. As long as it stays I am ironic if it is pulled out I shall die. Soren Kierkegaard Read Quote
People understand me so poorly that they don’t even understand my complaint about them not understanding me. Soren Kierkegaard Read Quote
Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further. Soren Kierkegaard Read Quote
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 Read Quote
