Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.

Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

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

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

Philosophy is life's dry-nurse, who can take care of us - but not suckle us.

Philosophy is life's dry-nurse, who can take care of us - but not suckle us.

To dare is to lose ones footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.

To dare is to lose ones footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.

Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished...

Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished...

Life must be understood backwards; but... it must be lived forward.

Life must be understood backwards; but... it must be lived forward.

The paradox is really the pathos of intellectual life and just as only great souls...

The paradox is really the pathos of intellectual life and just as only great souls...

Don't forget to love yourself.

Don't forget to love yourself.

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you...

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you...

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.

If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power,...

If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power,...

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do...

I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do...

Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth...

Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth...

Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are...

Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are...

Take it and return it: the kiss of love

Take it and return it: the kiss of love

Never cease loving a person, and never give up hope for him, for even the...

Never cease loving a person, and never give up hope for him, for even the...

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward.

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward.

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...

God is the perfect poet.

God is the perfect poet.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we...

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we...