“A man ten times regrets having spoken, for the once he regrets his silence. And why? Because the fact of having spoken is an external fact, which may involve one in annoyances, since it is an actuality. But the fact of having kept silent! Yet this is the most dangerous thing of all. For by keeping silent one is relegated solely to oneself, no actuality comes to a man’s aid by punishing him, by bringing down upon him the consequences of his speech. No, in this respect, to be silent is the easy way. But he who knows what the dreadful is, must for this very reason be most fearful of every fault, of every sin, which takes an inward direction and leaves no outward trace.” WisdomSinSilenceResponsibilityDespairExistentialismSpeaking Book:The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening Source: The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening
“As soon as the single individual asserts himself in his singularity before the universal, he sins; and only by acknowledging this can he be reconciled again with the universal” SinUniversalReconciliation Book:The Essential Kierkegaard Source: The Essential Kierkegaard
“... به همین خاطر است که جان من پیوسته به سوی عهد عتیق و شکسپیر باز می گردد: آن جا حداقل احساس می کنی که موجودی انسانی سخن می گوید؛ آن جا مردم نفرت می ورزند، عشق می ورزند، مردم دشمنانشان را به قتل می رسانند و فرزندانشان را نسل بعد از نسل نفرین می کنند؛ آن جا مردم گناه می کنند.” SinShakespeareOld Testament Book:Either/Or: A Fragment of Life Source: Either/Or: A Fragment of Life