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

Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

Topics: Boredom Quotes, Evil Quotes, Philosophy Quotes

If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because...

If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because...

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...

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they...

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they...

People hardly ever make use of the freedom they have, for example, freedom of thought;...

People hardly ever make use of the freedom they have, for example, freedom of thought;...

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...

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

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...

Adversity draws men together and produces beauty and harmony in lifes relationships, just as the...

Adversity draws men together and produces beauty and harmony in lifes relationships, just as the...

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...

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

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

What kind of power is it that dares intrude between me and my bride, the...

What kind of power is it that dares intrude between me and my bride, the...

Once you label me you negate me.

Once you label me you negate me.

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,...

Be that self which one truly is.

Be that self which one truly is.

People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not...

People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not...

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

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...

Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting...

Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting...

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

At college age, you can tell who is best at taking tests and going to...

At college age, you can tell who is best at taking tests and going to...