Quote by Søren Kierkegaard
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use. – Søren Kierkegaard

Other quotes by Søren Kierkegaard

I see it all perfectly: there are two possibilities, one can either do this or do that. My honest opinion and friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it, you will regret both. – Søren Kierkegaard

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Curmudgeonesque
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Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it. – Søren Kierkegaard

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Walking
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Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all. – G.C. Lichtenberg

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Thinking

No amount of energy will take the place of thought. A strenuous life with its eyes shut is a kind of wild insanity. – Henry Van Dyke

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Thinking
[Thinking is] what a great many people think they are doing when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. – William James

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Thinking

Think any way you please, but know why. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Thinking

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Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
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