Soren Kierkegaard, (1813-1855) Danish philosopher Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-5] of 5 Soren Kierkegaard quotesSoren Kierkegaard QuotesSoren Kierkegaard It is quite true what Philosophy says: that Life must be understood backwards. But that makes one forget the other saying: that it must be lived-forwards. The more one ponders this, the more it comes to mean that life in the temporal existence never becomes quite intelligible, precisely because at no moment can I find complete quiet to take the backward-looking position.~ Soren Kierkegaard People hardly ever make use of the freedom they have, for example, freedom of thought; instead they demand freedom of speech as a compensation.~ Soren Kierkegaard To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.~ Soren Kierkegaard People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.~ Soren Kierkegaard Truth always rests with the minority, and the minority is always stronger than the majority, because the minority is generally formed by those who really have an opinion, while the strength of a majority is illusory, formed by the gangs who have no opinion -- and who, therefore, in the next instant (when it is evident that the minority is the stronger) assume its opinion ... while Truth again reverts to a new minority.~ Soren Kierkegaard Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print