Soren Kierkegaard

The reign of the tyrant ends with his death, and the reign of the martyr starts with it.

Søren Kierkegaard

The specific character of despair is precisely this: it is unaware of being despair.

Søren Kierkegaard

The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted.

Søren Kierkegaard

The truly simple way of presenting Christianity is to do it.

Søren 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.

Søren Kierkegaard

The truth must essentially be regarded as in conflict with this world; the world has never been so good, and will never become so good that the majority will desire the truth.

Søren Kierkegaard

The wisdom of the years is confusing. Only the wisdom of eternity is edifying.

Søren Kierkegaard

There are many people who reach their conclusions about life like schoolboys: they cheat their master by copying the answer out of a book without having worked the sum out for themselves.

Søren Kierkegaard

There are men who are wanting in the comparative, they as a rule are the most interesting.

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.

Søren Kierkegaard