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.'

Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good. Søren Kierkegaard
Just as in the great moment of resignation one does not mediate but chooses, now the task is to gain proficiency in repeating the impassioned choice and, existing, to express it in existence. Soren Kierkegaard
The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly. Soren Kierkegaard
Dread is a sympathetic antipathy and an antipathetic sympathy. Soren Kierkegaard
Of all ridiculous things the most ridiculous seems to me, to be busy -- to be a man who is brisk about his food and his work. Therefore, whenever I see a fly settling, in the decisive moment, on the nose of such a person of affairs; or if he is spattered with mud from a carriage which drives past him in still greater haste; or the drawbridge opens up before him; or a tile falls down and knocks him dead, then I laugh heartily. Søren Kierkegaard
The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss - an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. - is sure to be noticed. Søren Kierkegaard
There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. Soren Kierkegaard
The conclusions of passion are the only reliable ones. Soren Kierkegaard
Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts. Soren Kierkegaard
On the secretly blushing cheek is reflected the glow of the heart. Soren Kierkegaard
Christ has not only spoken to us by his life but has also spoken for us by his death. Soren Kierkegaard
Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair. Soren Kierkegaard
The crowd, in fact, is composed of individuals; it must therefore be in every man's power to become what he is, an individual. From becoming an individual no one, no one at all, is excluded, except he who excludes himself by becoming a crowd. Soren Kierkegaard
Only the noble of heart are called to difficulty. Soren Kierkegaard
There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: life's highest, most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death. Soren Kierkegaard
There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: life's highest, most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death. Soren Kierkegaard
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
Once you label me you negate me. Søren Kierkegaard
The self-assured believer is a greater sinner in the eyes of God than the troubled disbeliever. Soren Kierkegaard
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom. Søren Kierkegaard
To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. Soren Kierkegaard
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use. Soren Kierkegaard
The door to happiness opens outward. Soren Kierkegaard
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. Soren Kierkegaard
What our age lacks is not reflection, but passion. Soren Kierkegaard
To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal loss for which there is no reparation, either in time or in eternity. Soren Kierkegaard
No time of life is so beautiful as the early days of love, when with every meeting, every glance, one fetches something new home to rejoice over. Soren Kierkegaard
For I have trained myself and am training myself always to be able to dance lightly in the service of thought Søren Kierkegaard
What, then, is depression? It is hysteria of the spirit. Søren Kierkegaard
There is something unexplainable in depression [Tungsind]. A person with a sorrow or a worry knows why he sorrows or worries. If a depressed person is asked what the reason is, what it is that weighs [tynge] on him, he will answer: I do not know; I cannot explain it. Therein lies the limitlessness of depression. Søren Kierkegaard