Søren Aabye Kierkegaard ( or ) (5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author.
How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech. Use this quote
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom. Use this quote
God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners. Use this quote
If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe. Use this quote
Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to breathe forth their love for each other, to let their souls blend in a soft whisper, so the mystic longs for the moment when in prayer he can, as it were, creep into God. Use this quote
Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good. Use this quote
A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him. Use this quote
I begin with the principle that all men are bores. Surely no one will prove himself so great a bore as to contradict me in this. Use this quote
Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts. Use this quote
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. Use this quote