In fact one is tempted to ask whether there is a single man… - Søren Kierkegaard

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In fact one is tempted to ask whether there is a single man left ready, for once, to commit an outrageous folly.

Søren Kierkegaard

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Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish Christian philosopher and theologian, considered to be a founder of Existentialist thought and Absurdist traditions. He wrote critical texts on organized religion, Christendom, morality, ethics, psychology and philosophy of religion, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and parables.

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Native Name: Søren Aabye Kierkegaard

Alternative Names: Kierkegaard • Victor Eremita • Climacus • Anti-Climacus • Sören Aaby Kierkegaard

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Courage is life's only measure.

Precisely because a human being has the ability to speak, for this very reason the ability to keep silent is an art; and precisely because this advantage of his tempts him so easily, the ability to keep silent is a great art.

Every mental act is composed of doubt and belief,
but it is belief that is the positive, it is belief
that sustains thought and holds the world together.

In fact one is tempted to ask whether there is a single man left ready, for once, to commit an outrageous folly. - Søren Kierkegaard

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