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How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech.

Soren Kierkegaard

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Soren Kierkegaard
Age: 42 †
Born: 1813
Born: January 1
Died: 1855
Died: January 1
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I divide my time as follows: half the time I sleep, the other half I dream. I never dream when I sleep, for that would be a pity, for sleeping is the highest accomplishment of genius.
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The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.
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If a man cannot forget, he will never amount to much.
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Absolute passion cannot be understood by a third party.
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...the person who surrenders absolutely to God, with no reservations, is absolutely safe. From this safe hiding-place he can see the devil , but the devil cannot see him.
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One could construe the life of man as a great discourse in which the various people represent different parts of speech (the same might apply to states).
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With respect to physical existence, one needs little, and to the degree that one needs less, the more perfect one is.
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I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.
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...the greatest thing each person can do is to give himself to God utterly and unconditionally - weaknesses, fears, and all. For God loves obedience more than good intentions or second-best offerings, which are all too often made under the guise of weakness.
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