Sören Aabye Kierkegaard Quote

I too have felt the inclination to force myself, almost in a demonic way, to be stronger than I actually am.

The door to happiness opens inwards, one must step back a little to open it: if one pushes it, it closes even more.

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How ironic it is that precisely through language a man can degrade himself below what has no language!

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

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Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

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If the dating period is truly the most beautiful of all, why do men get married?

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If you get married, you will regret it. If you don't get married, you will also regret it.

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The tyrant dies and his reign ends. The martyr dies and his reign begins.

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In no aspect is infidelity more ignoble and repugnant than in love.

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People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for freedom of thought, which they rarely use.

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Most men pursue pleasure with such haste that, in their hurry, they pass it by.

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Let us leave with complete tranquility to wise people the pride of never falling into contradiction.

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