There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: life's highest, most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death.

Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

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Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

There is peace and rest and comfort in sorrow

There is peace and rest and comfort in sorrow

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

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...

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...

The present generation, wearied by its chimerical efforts, relapses into complete indolence. Its condition is...

The present generation, wearied by its chimerical efforts, relapses into complete indolence. Its condition is...

Take it and return it: the kiss of love

Take it and return it: the kiss of love

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

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...

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.

To dare is to lose ones footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.

To dare is to lose ones footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.

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

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

One can advise comfortably from a safe port.

One can advise comfortably from a safe port.

Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own.

Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

At the bottom of enmity between strangers lies indifference.

At the bottom of enmity between strangers lies indifference.

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...