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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.
Soren Kierkegaard
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Soren Kierkegaard
Age: 42 †
Born: 1813
Born: January 1
Died: 1855
Died: January 1
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The commandment is that you shall love, but when you understand life and yourself, then it is as if you should not need to be commanded, because to love human beings is still the only thing worth living for without this life you really do not live.
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In my great melancholy, I loved life, for I love my melancholy.
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My scholarly expectation is then that I may succeed in becoming clever in philosophy in spite of my stupidity.
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People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
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On the secretly blushing cheek is reflected the glow of the heart
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Once you label me you negate me.
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