" Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. "

Soren Kierkegaard Danish philosopher (1813 – 1855)

" Alas! While the speculative honourable professor explains the entire existence has he in distraction forgotten his own name, that he is a man, purely and simply a man, not a fantastic 3
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" Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living. "

Soren Kierkegaard Danish philosopher (1813 – 1855)

" There are many people who reach their conclusions about life like schoolboys: they cheat their master by copying the answer out of a book without having worked the sum out for themselves. "

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" The most painful state of living is remembering the future. "

Soren Kierkegaard Danish philosopher (1813 – 1855)

" People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid. "

Soren Aabye Kierkegaard

" People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use. "

Soren Kierkegaard Danish philosopher (1813 – 1855)

" Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it. "

Soren Kierkegaard Danish philosopher (1813 – 1855)

" If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of potential — for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints; possibility never. "

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" Fixed ideas are like a cramp in the foot – the best remedy against it is to tread on it. "

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" Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. "

Soren Kierkegaard Danish philosopher (1813 – 1855)

" In addition to my other numerous acquaintances, I have one more intimate confidant. My depression is the most faithful mistress I have known — no wonder, then, that I return the love. "

Soren Kierkegaard Danish philosopher (1813 – 1855)

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