Quotes by Kierkegaard, Soren

At one time my only wish was to be a police official. It seemed to me >>

It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only a >>

Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only tr >>

Quotations about Indolence

The present generation, wearied by its chimerical efforts, relapses in >>

There are men here and there to whom the whole of life is like an afte >>

Prostration is our natural position. A worm-like movement from a spot >>

The present generation, wearied by its chimerical efforts, relapses into complete indolence. Its condition is that of a man who has only fallen asleep towards morning: first of all come great dreams, then a feeling of laziness, and finally a witty or clever excuse for remaining in bed.

Kierkegaard, Soren