Soren Kierkegaard Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Soren Kierkegaard quotes, Soren Kierkegaard sayings, and Soren Kierkegaard proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me. Søren Kierkegaard
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom. Soren Kierkegaard
Leap of faith yes, but only after reflection. Soren Kierkegaard
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. Soren Kierkegaard
Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays. Soren Kierkegaard
Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays. Soren Kierkegaard
Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts. Soren Kierkegaard
The most common form of despair is not being who you are. Soren Kierkegaard
Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair. Soren Kierkegaard
The deepest form of despair is to choose to be another than himself. Soren Kierkegaard
My melancholy is the most faithful mistress I have known; what wonder, then, that I love her in return. Søren Kierkegaard
Comparison is the most dangerous acquaintance love can make. Soren Kierkegaard
Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer. Soren Kierkegaard
The thinker without a paradox is like a lover without a feeling: a paltry mediocrity. Soren Kierkegaard
Purity of heart is to will one thing. Soren Kierkegaard
The paradox in Christian truth is invariably due to the fact that it is the truth that exists for God. The standard of measure and the end is superhuman; and there is only one relationship possible: faith. Soren Kierkegaard
Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair. Soren Kierkegaard
Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are. Soren Kierkegaard
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. Soren Kierkegaard
But the life of freedom requires a beginning, and here a beginning is a resolution, and the resolution has its work and its pain-thus the beginning has its difficulty. Soren Kierkegaard
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom. Søren Kierkegaard
Whoever has learned to be anxious in the right way has learned the ultimate. Søren Kierkegaard
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. Søren Kierkegaard
Repetition is the reality and the seriousness of life. Soren Kierkegaard
To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself. Soren Kierkegaard
Many of us pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that we hurry past it. Soren Kierkegaard
It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey. Søren Kierkegaard
It is not the path which is the difficulty; rather, it is the difficulty which is the path. Soren Kierkegaard
Dread is a sympathetic antipathy and an antipathetic sympathy. Soren Kierkegaard
The dread of sin can sometimes in effect drive a person into sin through dread. Søren Kierkegaard