Soren Kierkegaard Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke. Either/Or, Part I

2. Don't forget to love yourself.

3. I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both.

4. The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins. The Journals of Kierkegaard

5. There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.

6. There is a view of life which conceives that where the crowd is, there is also truth. There is another view of life which conceives that wherever there is a crowd, there is untruth.

7. What is a poet? An unhappy man who hides deep anguish in his heart, but whose lips are so formed that when the sigh and cry pass through them, it sounds like lovely music. Either/Or: A Fragment of Life

8. What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost? Either/Or: A Fragment of Life