Quote by Soren Kierkegaard
Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which gr

Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, become transparent, no longer limited by outward appearences. – Soren Kierkegaard

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Concepts, like individuals, have their histories and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages of time as are individuals. But in and through all this they retain a kind of homesickness for the scenes of their childhood. – Soren Kierkegaard

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Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to breathe forth their love for each other, to let their souls blend in a soft whisper, so the mystic longs for the moment when in prayer he can, as it were, creep into God. – Soren Kierkegaard

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Research challenges the materialistic understanding of death, according to which biological death represents the final end of existence and of all conscious activity. – Stanislav Grof

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For the sake of goodness and love, man shall let death have no sovereignty over his thoughts. – Thomas Mann

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Lidia Bastianich, sorry, but kind of boring. I mean, I love Lidia, but you can fall asleep watching her. And Mario Batali? I love Mario to death… but hes not romantic or sensual. Those are the things I bring to the table. – Giada De Laurentiis

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It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living. – Eric Hoffer

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