The task is to understand myself, to understand what I am to do, to see what God really wishes me to do; the point is to find a truth which is truth for me, to find the idea for which I can live and die.
Father of existentialism
The Journals of Søren Kierkegaard, Journal IA 7
1835
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"The greatest danger, that of losing one's own self, may pass off as quietly as if it were nothing at all."
Shocking"The greatest good to a human being is to be a human being, a truth that is not grasped by those who believe they have become something higher."
Strange & Unusual"I see it all, I understand it all, I grasp it all, but I do not want to obey."
Humorous"To be a human being means to be a spirit."
Controversial"The present age is an age of reflection, an age of calculation, an age of prudence, an age of prudence in its highest degree."
Controversial