People hardly ever make use of the freedom they have, for example, freedom of thought; instead they demand freedom of speech as a compensation.

Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

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The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.

The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.

Don't forget to love yourself.

Don't forget to love yourself.

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.

To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal...

To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal...

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my...

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my...

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.

God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does...

God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does...

Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.

Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.

The present generation, wearied by its chimerical efforts, relapses into complete indolence. Its condition is...

The present generation, wearied by its chimerical efforts, relapses into complete indolence. Its condition is...

Since my earliest childhood a barb of sorrow has lodged in my heart. As long...

Since my earliest childhood a barb of sorrow has lodged in my heart. As long...

There is peace and rest and comfort in sorrow

There is peace and rest and comfort in sorrow

Don't forget to love yourself.

Don't forget to love yourself.

The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor...

The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor...

Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own.

Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own.

Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift; in his youth he...

Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift; in his youth he...

Concepts, like individuals, have their histories and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages...

Concepts, like individuals, have their histories and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages...

People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds,...

People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds,...

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature...

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature...

Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of...

Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of...

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.