It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was occasionally fruitful and always, she had to admit, interesting.

Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

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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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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,...

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...

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true...

Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true...

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...

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...

Since boredom advances and boredom is the root of all evil, no wonder, then, that...

Since boredom advances and boredom is the root of all evil, no wonder, then, that...

How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they...

How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

Procrastination usually results in sorrowful regret. Today's duties put off until tomorrow give us a...

Procrastination usually results in sorrowful regret. Today's duties put off until tomorrow give us a...

The follies which a man regrets most in his life, are those which he didn't...

The follies which a man regrets most in his life, are those which he didn't...

My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.

My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.