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.".

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.

Life can only be understood back- wards; but it must be lived forwards.

Life can only be understood back- wards; but it must be lived forwards.

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.