Soren Kierkegaard

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#backwards #forwards #life #lived #must

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#function #god #influence #nature #prayer

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#freedom

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#compensation #demand #freedom of speech #people #seldom

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#experienced #problem #reality #solved

Once you label me you negate me. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#me #once #you

The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#dies #his #martyr #over #rule

People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#complaint #even #me #people #poorly

God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#does #god #makes #more #nothing

It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#believe #hard #obey