Purity of heart is to will one thing.

Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

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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...

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

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

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is...

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is...

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...

One can advise comfortably from a safe port.

One can advise comfortably from a safe port.

Once you label me you negate me.

Once you label me you negate me.

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...

Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are...

Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

Concepts, like individuals, have their histories and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages...

Concepts, like individuals, have their histories and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages...

The truth is a snare: you cannot have it, without being caught. You cannot have...

The truth is a snare: you cannot have it, without being caught. You cannot have...

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

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

People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not...

People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not...

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.

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...