The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins

Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

Topics: Tyranny Quotes

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.

Don't forget to love yourself.

Don't forget to love yourself.

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...

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...

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature...

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature...

The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor...

The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor...

Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift; in his youth he...

Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift; in his youth he...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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,...

Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good...

Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good...

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,...

If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because...

If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because...

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.

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

Your face encompasses the beauty of the whole earth. Your lips, as red as ripening...

Your face encompasses the beauty of the whole earth. Your lips, as red as ripening...

What oxygen is to the lungs, such is hope to the meaning of life.

What oxygen is to the lungs, such is hope to the meaning of life.

Listen to your heart. Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you'll find your...

Listen to your heart. Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you'll find your...

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

Dan thought of love as defined by books, cobwebbed and hidden from view by the...

Dan thought of love as defined by books, cobwebbed and hidden from view by the...