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Søren Kierkegaard quotes

1813–1855 · Danish philosopher and theologian

Kierkegaard wrote under a dozen pseudonyms and is counted as the first existentialist.

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2 quotes traced to Søren Kierkegaard's own work or a reliable witness.

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Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
Source: Journals (1843)
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Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
Source: The Concept of Anxiety (1844)