More from Søren Kierkegaard
People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought, which they avoid.
Either/Or Part I, Swenson Translation p. 19To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.
The tyrant dies and his rule is over; the martyr dies and his rule begins.
The Journals of Søren Kierkegaard, 1840s, 1848
More about genius
- NJNikolaus Joseph von JacquinOften credited to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Benjamin Franklin1706–1790Poor Richard’s AlmanackGenius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
