Philosophy Quote by Søren Kierkegaard — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“A poet is not an apostle; he drives out devils only by the power of the devil.”

“Hope is a passion for the possible.”

““Where am I? Who am I?”

“That is how I serve Christianity—in all my wretchedness happy in the thought of the indescribable good God has done for me, far beyond my expectations.”

“If anyone on the verge of action should judge himself according to the outcome, he would never begin.”

“Marry, and you will regret it; don’t marry, you will also regret it; marry or don’t marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world’s foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world’s foolishness or weep over it, you will regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it… Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don’t hang yourself, you’ll regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the essence of all philosophy.”

“I am, therefore I'll think.”

“Men would no longer be victims of nature or of their own largely irrational societies: reason would triumph; universal harmonious cooperation, true history, would at last begin.”

“Whether we like it or not, modern ways are going to alter and in part destroy traditional customs and values.”

“Let's not worry. It's too late now. It will always be too late, fortunately!”

“Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion.”

“Philosophy, though unable to tell us with certainty what is the true answer to the doubts which it raises, is able to suggest many possiblities which enlarge our thoughts and free them from the tyranny of custom. Thus, while diminishing our feeling of certainty as to what things are, it greatly increases our knowledge as to what the may be; it removes the somewhat arrogant dogmatism of those who have never travelled into the region of liberating doubt, and it keeps alive our sense of wonder by showing familar things in an unfamilar aspect”