I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.

Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

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Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.

Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.

Be that self which one truly is.

Be that self which one truly is.

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;...

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

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.

At different states in our lives, the signs of love may vary: dependence, attraction, contentment,...

At different states in our lives, the signs of love may vary: dependence, attraction, contentment,...

Don't forget to love yourself.

Don't forget to love yourself.

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.

Love is all, it gives all, and it takes all.

Love is all, it gives all, and it takes all.

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...

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...

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...

It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was...

It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was...

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.

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...

Take it and return it: the kiss of love

Take it and return it: the kiss of love

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.

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...

One can advise comfortably from a safe port.

One can advise comfortably from a safe port.

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...