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

Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

Topics: Famous Quotes, Life Quotes

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...

There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it...

There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it...

God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does...

God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does...

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...

During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take...

During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take...

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

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

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

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...

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...

At the bottom of enmity between strangers lies indifference.

At the bottom of enmity between strangers lies indifference.

Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own.

Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own.

The more a man can forget, the greater the number of metamorphoses which his life...

The more a man can forget, the greater the number of metamorphoses which his life...

Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.

Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.

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...

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...

Don't forget to love yourself.

Don't forget to love yourself.

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...

Honestly, celibacy isn't hard. It's the gasers that sell you broken promises and try to...

Honestly, celibacy isn't hard. It's the gasers that sell you broken promises and try to...

But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and...

But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and...

Yeah. Well. Whatever. You can't teach God anything.

Yeah. Well. Whatever. You can't teach God anything.