Soren Kierkegaard Quotes

Idleness, we are accustomed to say, is the root of all evil. To prevent this evil, work is recommended.... Idleness as such is by no means a root of evil; on the contrary, it is truly a divine life, if one is not bored.

Soren Kierkegaard

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• This invisibility, however, means that the opportunities for creative research are infinite.

  

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• We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.

  

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• It's not class warfare to suggest that we shouldn't look to seniors and the less fortunate to bear the brunt of deficit reduction. I believe America needs to understand there needs to be a sense of fairness.

  

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• We see book-burning as a crime against humanity: it's intolerable because books represent a kind of freedom to us.

  

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• Idleness, we are accustomed to say, is the root of all evil. To prevent this evil, work is recommended.... Idleness as such is by no means a root of evil; on the contrary, it is truly a divine life, if one is not bored.

  

  Soren Kierkegaard
  • Life
  • Evil
  • Prevent