Philosophy is life's dry-nurse, who can take care of us - but not suckle us.

Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

Topics: Philosophical Quotes, Thought-Provoking Quotes

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.

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

What our age lacks is not reflection, but passion.

What our age lacks is not reflection, but passion.

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

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

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...

Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not...

Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not...

One can advise comfortably from a safe port.

One can advise comfortably from a safe port.

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...

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...

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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,...

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...

Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself.

Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself.

Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.

Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.