Poetry Quote by Soren Kierkegaard — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“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.”

“A 'no' does not hide anything, but a 'yes' very easily becomes a deception.”

“I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.”

“A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke.”

“Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth — look at the dying man’s struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment.”

“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.”

“Listen!”

“I am waiting for the war to be fought”

“Some of the greatest poetry is revealing to the reader the beauty in something that was so simple you had taken it for granted.”

“I don't want perfect I want something real. Something that makes me feel.”

“if everything happens that can't be done”

“To be loved is all I need,”