Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.
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Søren KierkegaardEither/Or (1843), tr. Swenson
About Søren Kierkegaard
Danish philosopher and theologian often called the father of existentialism. (1813-1855)
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- It is perfectly true, as the philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other proposition, that it must be lived forwards.Journals (1843)
- What I really need is to get clear about what I must do, not what I must know, except insofar as knowledge must precede every act.Journal entry, Gilleleie (1835)
- The tyrant dies and his rule is over; the martyr dies and his rule begins.Journals (1848)
- The greatest danger, that of losing one's own self, may pass off as quietly as if it were nothing.The Sickness unto Death (1849)
- How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have.Either/Or, Part I (1843), tr. Swenson
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- It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.J.K. Rowling
- The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.Victor Hugo
- I exist as I am, that is enough.Walt Whitman
- To live is so startling, it leaves but little room for other occupations.Emily Dickinson
- Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.Anne Frank
- One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.Virginia Woolf
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