Concepts, like individuals, have their histories and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages of time as are individuals. But in and through all this they retain a kind of homesickness for the scenes of their childhood.

Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

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It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.

It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.

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...

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...

I begin with the principle that all men are bores. Surely no one will prove...

I begin with the principle that all men are bores. Surely no one will prove...

Love is my Sword, Goodness my Armor, And Humor my Shield

Love is my Sword, Goodness my Armor, And Humor my Shield

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

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

There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how...

There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how...

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is...

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is...

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...

What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but...

What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but...

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...

Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.

Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.

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...

Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to...

Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to...

Don't forget to love yourself.

Don't forget to love yourself.

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

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

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that...

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that...

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...

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

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

Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good...

Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good...