Quotes by Kierkegaard, Soren

Be that self which one truly is. >>

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

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward. >>

Quotations about Crowds

The toughest part of getting to the top of the ladder, is getting thro >>

Great bodies of people are never responsible for what they do. >>

The crowd gives the leader new strength >>

Spiritual superiority only sees the individual. But alas, ordinarily we human beings are sensual and, therefore, as soon as it is a gathering, the impression changes -- we see something abstract, the crowd, and we become different. But in the eyes of God, the infinite spirit, all the millions that have lived and now live do not make a crowd, He only sees each individual.

Kierkegaard, Soren