Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.
—Soren Kierkegaard
To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.
—Soren Kierkegaard
Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward.
—Soren Kierkegaard
As my prayer became more attentive and inward, I had less and less to say. I finally became completely silent.… This is how it is. To pray does not mean to listen to oneself speaking. Prayer involves becoming silent, and being silent, and waiting until God is heard.
—Soren Kierkegaard
Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself.
—Soren Kierkegaard