Quotes by Kierkegaard, Soren

Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift; in his youth >>

Father in Heaven! When the thought of thee wakes in our hearts let it >>

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrat >>

Quotations about Mystics and Mysticism

Uncontrolled, the hunger and thirst after God may become an obstacle, >>

Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicul >>

Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able >>

Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to breathe forth their love for each other, to let their souls blend in a soft whisper, so the mystic longs for the moment when in prayer he can, as it were, creep into God.

Kierkegaard, Soren