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

Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

Topics: Tyranny Quotes

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...

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.

Once you label me you negate me.

Once you label me you negate me.

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,...

Don't forget to love yourself.

Don't forget to love yourself.

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.

What our age lacks is not reflection, but passion.

What our age lacks is not reflection, but passion.

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

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

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...

I begin with the principle that all men are bores. Surely no one will prove...

I begin with the principle that all men are bores. Surely no one will prove...

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

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

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.

There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how...

There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how...

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...

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...

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...

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it...

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it...

When we love there is no reason why.

When we love there is no reason why.