Soren Kierkegaard Quotes

  • A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.

  • Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.

  • The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.

  • Never cease loving a person, and never give up hope for him, for even the prodigal son who had fallen most low, could still be saved; the bitterest enemy and also he who was your friend could again be your friend; love that has grown cold can kindle.

  • When you read God's Word, you must constantly be saying to yourself, -It is talking to me, and about me

  • People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.

  • It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.

  • The self-assured believer is a greater sinner in the eyes of God than the troubled disbeliever.

  • At the bottom of enmity between strangers lies indifference.
  • Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further.