My favorite Kierkegaard quote

jlrinc August 24, 2018 at 00:59 2575 views 4 comments The Lounge
I think he saw the future in this one!

“A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that’s just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it’s a joke.”

Comments (4)

S August 24, 2018 at 17:10 ¶ #207725
My favourite Kierkegaard quote is:

"What's-a matter you? Hey! Gotta no respect?
What-a you t'ink you do, why you look-a so sad?
It's-a not so bad, it's-a nice-a place
Ah shaddap-a you face!"
gloaming August 24, 2018 at 20:28 ¶ #207741
Nullum iam dictum quod non dictum sit prius. - Terentius

Not with a bang, but a whimper.- T.S. Elliot, "The Hollow Men"

Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt. - Julius Caesar

Belief is convenient. - gloaming
Baden August 26, 2018 at 20:06 ¶ #208191
"People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me."

I have no idea what it's about, but it sounds good anyway.
S August 30, 2018 at 03:25 ¶ #209191
Vollo di tu quidum tullo dic quotum vu lodictum - Maki Tupas Goingalongius.
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