Soren Kierkegaard Quotes

The tyrant dies and his rule is over the martyr dies and his rule begins.

Prayer does not change God but it changes him who prays.

To stand on one leg and prove God's existence is a very different thing from going down on one's knees and thanking him.

Teach me O God not to torture myself not to make a martyr out of myself through stifling reflection but rather teach me to breathe deeply in faith.

Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forward.

Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, become transparent, no longer limited by outward appearences.

Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards.