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Soren Kierkegaard

05-May-1813

Denmark

Soren Kierkegaard was a celebrated Danish poet, philosopher, social critic, theologian and religious author. He is also regarded as the foremost existentialist philosopher. His writings included critical texts on philosophy of religions, organized religion, morality, psychology, ethics and Christendom. Kierkegaard’s thoughts, views, opinions and writings exhibited his endearment for parables, metaphor and irony. ‘Socrates’ and ‘Socratic Methods’ served as a source of inspiration to him. The psychological works by him probed the feelings and emotions of individuals when faced with life’s choices. His key concepts included objective and subjective truths, faith as a passion, three stages of life’s way, the knight of faith and the infinite qualitative distinction amongst others. Following is a compilation of some famous sayings and quotes by Soren Kierkegaard whose writings till date has a wide readership and are quoted extensively.

QUOTES BY Soren Kierkegaard

God creates everything out of nothing. And everything which God is to use, he first reduces to nothing

Religious

The deepest form of despair is to choose to be another than himself.

Deep

Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair.

Happiness

A genius may perhaps be a century ahead of his age and hence stands there as a paradox, but in the end, the race will assimilate what was once a paradox, so it is no longer paradoxical.

Genius

The truth is lived before it is understood. It must be fought for, tested, and appropriated. Truth is the way... Anyone will easily understand it if he just gives himself to it.