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Quote by Soren Kierkegaard
If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but

If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe. – Soren Kierkegaard

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The paradox is really the pathos of intellectual life and just as only great souls are exposed to passions it is only the great thinker who is exposed to what I call paradoxes, which are nothing else than grandiose thoughts in embryo. – Soren Kierkegaard

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There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: lifes highest, most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death. – Soren Kierkegaard

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God is Love, we are taught as children to believe. But when we first begin to get some inkling of how He loves us, we are repelled; it seems so cold, indeed, not love at all as we understand the word. – W. H. Auden

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God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: Use me. – Rick Warren

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I am and always will be a sinner. But thats the beautiful thing about Jesus. Ill always try to be a better person in the eyes of God. But Im not all of a sudden stepping up on a pedestal and saying Im holier than thou, cause Im not! – Billy Ray Cyrus

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