Chunks of Manly Wisdom | Quotes from Søren Kierkegaard

Welcome to another episode of Manly Chunks of Wisdom on the Manlihood ManCast. At Manlihood, we understand that many men lead busy lives and may not have the time to read lengthy books or philosophical treatises to gain insight into how to live life to the fullest. That's why we're here to offer you bite-sized chunks of manly wisdom that you can apply to your life today.

In this episode, we'll be exploring the profound wisdom of Soren Kierkegaard, a Danish philosopher, theologian, and poet who lived in the 19th century. We'll be sharing some of his best quotes and insights to help inspire you to be a better man. As always, if you enjoy these Manly Chunks of Wisdom, be sure to check out our free book at Manlihood.com/chunk. Thanks for tuning in, and let's dive into the wisdom of Soren Kierkegaard.

“I stick my finger into existence and it smells of nothing.”

― Soren Kierkegaard

“People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.”

― Søren Kierkegaard, The Journals of Kierkegaard

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”

― Søren Kierkegaard

“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”

― Soren Kierkegaard

“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.”

― Søren Kierkegaard

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

― Soren Kierkegaard

“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”

― Soren Kierkegaard

“The most common form of despair is not being who you are.”

― Søren Kierkegaard

“What labels me, negates me.”

― Soren Kierkegaard

“Marry, and you will regret it; don’t marry, you will also regret it; marry or don’t marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world’s foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world’s foolishness or weep over it, you will regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it… Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don’t hang yourself, you’ll regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the essence of all philosophy.”

― Søren Kierkegaard

“The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly.”

― Soren Kierkegaard, Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard

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