To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.

Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

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God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does...

God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does...

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

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

Purity of heart is to will one thing.

Purity of heart is to will one thing.

Don't forget to love yourself.

Don't forget to love yourself.

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,...

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.

Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished...

Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished...

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

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

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

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

It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was...

It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was...

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...

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...

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

Take it and return it: the kiss of love

Take it and return it: the kiss of love

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.

Be that self which one truly is.

Be that self which one truly is.

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

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

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

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

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...