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A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.

Soren Kierkegaard

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Soren Kierkegaard
Age: 42 †
Born: 1813
Born: January 1
Died: 1855
Died: January 1
Literary Critic
Novelist
Philosopher
Poet
Theologian
Writer
København
Kierkegaard
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard
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Thinking
Within
Inward
Lying
Finally
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Turned
Happiness
Physical
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Toward
Reality
Lies
Always
Outside
Discovers
Men
Source
Redemption

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