Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher.
Born: May 5, 1813, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: November 11, 1855, Frederiks Hospital
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.
Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.
The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen but, if one will, are to be lived.
Don’t forget to love yourself.
It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.
Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself.
Purity of heart is to will one thing.
Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.
One can advise comfortably from a safe port.
The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.
