755 Quotes by Søren Kierkegaard

No one ever comes back from the dead., no one ever enters the world without weeping; no one is ever asked when he wishes to enter life, no one is ever asked when he wishes to leave.

With the daguerreotype everyone will be able to have their portrait taken—formerly it was only the prominent—and at the same time everything is being done to make us all look exactly the same, so we shall only need one portrait.

Once you label me you negate me.

Idleness, we are accustomed to say, is the root of all evil. To prevent this evil, work is recommended.... Idleness as such is by no means a root of evil; on the contrary, it is truly a divine life, if one is not bored....

For as the Good is only a single thing, so all ways lead to the Good, even the false ones: when the repentant one follows the same way back.

It happened that a fire broke out backstage in a theater. The clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was a jest and applauded. He repeated his warning. They shouted even louder. So I think the world will come to an end amid the general applause from all the wits who believe that it is a joke.

Es una eterna ley del amor, que dos seres deben sentirse nacidos uno para el otro desde el primer momento en que comenzaron a amarse,

هر گاه به من برچسب بزنی، من را نفی کرده ای.

هر كس به قدر عظمت آن چه با آن زورآزمايى كرد بزرگى يافت:آن كس كه با جهان ستيز كرد با چيرگى بر جهان بزرگ شد؛و آن كس كه با خويشتن نبرد كرد با چيرگى بر خويشتن بزرگ شد؛امّا آن كس كه با خدا زورآزمايى كرد از همه بزرگ تر بود.