The proud person always wants to do the right thing, the gre... - Søren Kierkegaard
"The proud person always wants to do the right thing, the great thing. But because he wants to do it in his own strength, he is fighting not with man, but with God."
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"The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays."
"Sitting calmly on a ship in fair weather is not a metaphor for having faith; but when the ship has sprung a leak, then enthusiastically to keep the ship afloat by pumping and not to seek the harbor--that is the metaphor for having faith. (Concluding Unscientific Postscript)"
"The stone that was rolled before Christ's tomb might appropriately be called the philosopher's stone because its removal gave not only the pharisees but, now for 1800 years, the philosophers so much to think about."
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."
"The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays."