Big Books of 2026

Søren Kierkegaard > Quotes > Quotable Quote

 

 (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)
Søren Kierkegaard

“And to contend with the whole world is a comfort, but to contend with oneself dreadful.”

― Søren Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling
Read more quotes from Søren Kierkegaard


Share this quote:
Share on Twitter
Like Quote

Recommend to friends
Friends Who Liked This Quote

To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up!

23 likes
All Members Who Liked This Quote

Liliana
Liliana
2,201 books
view quotes

 
Sep 11, 2025 07:04AM
Jacob Seely
Jacob
321 books
view quotes

 
Aug 15, 2025 02:54PM
Lucas Shoulders
Lucas
0 books
view quotes

 
Jun 26, 2025 04:18PM
Pharr
Pharr
79 books
view quotes

 
Mar 31, 2025 02:02PM
Jacob Giotto
Jacob
168 books
view quotes

 
Jan 14, 2025 04:50PM
Andra Pop
Andra
1,146 books
view quotes

 
Mar 24, 2024 10:45AM
Robin
Robin
3,146 books
view quotes

 
Sep 21, 2023 06:52AM
Ben
Ben
444 books
view quotes

 
Jan 03, 2023 09:42PM
RAD
RAD
2,282 books
view quotes

 
Oct 15, 2022 07:05AM
Adrian Gonzales
Adrian
406 books
view quotes

 
Feb 24, 2022 12:19PM
Sammy Van De Pas
Sammy
151 books
view quotes

 
Jan 01, 2022 03:59PM
Licio
Licio
2 books
view quotes

 
Aug 16, 2021 08:26PM
Rachel Turner-Poteet
Rachel
1,609 books
view quotes

 
Aug 14, 2021 12:55AM
Antares
Antares
1,264 books
view quotes

 
Jul 09, 2021 08:43PM
Nerko
Nerko
603 books
view quotes

 
Apr 08, 2021 11:40AM
Angus B
Angus
76 books
view quotes

 
Feb 01, 2021 03:46AM
Jimbo
Jimbo
250 books
view quotes

 
Oct 20, 2020 07:02PM
Ryan
Ryan
74 books
view quotes

 
Apr 19, 2020 12:34AM
Wheedle
Wheedle
191 books
view quotes

 
Jan 13, 2020 01:36PM

All Quotes
My Quotes
Add A Quote

This Quote Is From

Fear and Trembling Fear and Trembling by Søren Kierkegaard
31,058 ratings, average rating, 2,474 reviews
Open Preview

Browse By Tag