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...

To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal...

To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal...

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

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

Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself.

Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself.

Life must be understood backwards; but... it must be lived forward.

Life must be understood backwards; but... it must be lived forward.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

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,...

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal...

To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal...

In business partnerships and marriage partnerships, O' the cheating that goes on.

In business partnerships and marriage partnerships, O' the cheating that goes on.

Love is a game in which one always cheats.

Love is a game in which one always cheats.