My melancholy is the most faithful mistress I have known; what wonder, then, that I love her in return. - Søren Kierkegaard

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My melancholy is the most faithful mistress I have known; what wonder, then, that I love her in return.

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About Søren Kierkegaard

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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My melancholy is the most faithful sweetheart I have had.
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