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Søren Kierkegaard

~ 1813 - 1855

Søren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, and writer, known as the "father of existentialism." He is esteemed for his profound and complex writings that explored themes of individuality, faith, and human experience, influencing numerous fields of thought including philosophy, psychology, and literature. Kierkegaard's works such as "Fear and Trembling" and "Either/Or" remain influential in contemporary philosophical discourse.

  1. Now, with God's help, I shall become myself.

    Søren Kierkegaard
    #self#transformation#faith

  2. Life can only be understood going backward, but must be lived going forward.

    Søren Kierkegaard
    #life#understanding#progress

  3. Above all, do not lose your desire to walk.

    Søren Kierkegaard
    #desire#perseverance#hope

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

    Søren Kierkegaard
    #speech#thought#freedom

  5. What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears?

    Søren Kierkegaard
    #misunderstanding#laughter#emotions

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

    Søren Kierkegaard
    #dare#risk#identity

  7. Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift; in his youth he built an asylum for the insane, in his old age he was himself an inmate.

    Søren Kierkegaard
    #age#dreams#irony

  8. Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Every day, I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it.

    Søren Kierkegaard
    #walking#wellness#resilience

  9. Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further.

    Søren KierkegaardFear and Trembling, 1843
    #faith#passion#humanity

  10. Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.

    Søren KierkegaardJournal Entry - 1835
    #patience#growth#effort

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

    Søren KierkegaardAn Occasional Discourse: On the Occasion of a Confession, Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing
    #prayer#transformation#reflection

  12. What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music.

    Søren KierkegaardEither/Or, 1843
    #poet#anguish#beauty

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

    Søren KierkegaardLiving Thoughts of Kierkegaard, 2002
    #speech#freedom#thought

  14. Once you label me you negate me.

    Søren Kierkegaard
    #label#identity#negation

  15. Talk nonsense, but talk your own nonsense, and I'll kiss you for it. To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.

    Søren KierkegaardConcluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments, 1846
    #nonsense#individuality#authenticity

  16. Life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived.

    Søren KierkegaardSoren Kierkegaard - Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced - AS USA
    #life#mystery#perspective

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

    Søren Kierkegaard
    #life#experience#reality

  18. The most common form of despair is not being who you are.

    Søren KierkegaardThe Sickness Unto Death, p. 15, 1849
    #despair#identity#authenticity

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

    Søren KierkegaardJournals IV A 164, 1843
    #life#understanding#progress