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.

Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

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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.

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...

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...

Don't forget to love yourself.

Don't forget to love yourself.

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,...

Don't forget to love yourself.

Don't forget to love yourself.

At the bottom of enmity between strangers lies indifference.

At the bottom of enmity between strangers lies indifference.

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...

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,...

Only when it is a duty to love, only then is love eternally and happily...

Only when it is a duty to love, only then is love eternally and happily...

One can advise comfortably from a safe port.

One can advise comfortably from a safe port.

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...

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.

Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself.

Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself.

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

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

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

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

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

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

Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of their tyranny enslave them

Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of their tyranny enslave them

When you look at organized religion of whatever sort whether it's Christianity in all its...

When you look at organized religion of whatever sort whether it's Christianity in all its...