People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds, freak fish, grotesque breeds of human; they fall into an animal stupor that gapes at existence and they think they have seen something. Soren Kierkegaard animalbirdbreed share on social
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. Soren Kierkegaard ageasylumbuild Change image and share on social
Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown. Soren Kierkegaard immediatelypatiencereap Change image and share on social
Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further. Soren Kierkegaard faithgenerationhigh Change image and share on social
The truth is a snare: you cannot have it, without being caught. You cannot have the truth in such a way that you catch it, but only in such a way that it catches you. Soren Kierkegaard catchsnaretruth Change image and share on social
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. Soren Kierkegaard blendbreathecreep share on social
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use. Soren Kierkegaard compensationdemandfreedom Change image and share on social
