

“Abraham was greater than all, great by reason of his power whose strength is impotence, great by reason of his wisdom whose secret is foolishness, great by reason of his hope whose form is madness, great by reason of the love which is hatred of oneself.”
― The Writings of Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling; Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing; The Sickness Unto Death
― The Writings of Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling; Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing; The Sickness Unto Death

“In the old days they said, “What a pity things don’t go on in the world as the parson preaches” — perhaps the time is coming, especially with the help of philosophy, when they will say, “Fortunately things don’t go on as the parson preaches;”
― The Writings of Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling; Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing; The Sickness Unto Death
― The Writings of Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling; Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing; The Sickness Unto Death
“It is the people who are not important who often make the mistake of thinking that they are.”
― The Jerusalem Bible New Version
― The Jerusalem Bible New Version
“they will all carry on sinning and be none the stronger for it.”
― The Jerusalem Bible New Version
― The Jerusalem Bible New Version

“From the vehemence with which you deny my existence," laughed the gentleman, "I am convinced that you believe”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Complete Novels
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Complete Novels
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