Maxioms by Soren Kierkegaard
A poet is an unhappy being whose heart is torn by secret sufferings, but whose lips are so strangely formed read more
A poet is an unhappy being whose heart is torn by secret sufferings, but whose lips are so strangely formed that when the sighs and the cries escape them, they sound like beautiful music... and then people crowd about the poet and say to him: "Sing for us soon again;" that is as much as to say, "May new sufferings torment your soul.".
The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins
The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins
Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.
Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.
Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do
Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do
Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.
Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.
