Even the richest personality is nothing before he has chosen himself, and on the other hand even what one might call the poorest personality is everything when he has chosen himself; for the great thing is not to be this or that but to be oneself, and this everyone can be if he wills it.


Either/Or: A Fragment of Life (ed. Penguin UK, 2004) - ISBN: 9780141915753

Søren Kierkegaard Quotes

Even the richest personality is nothing before he has chosen himself, and on the other hand even what one might call the poorest personality is...

Even the richest personality is nothing before he has chosen himself, and on the other hand even what one might call the poorest personality is...

Even the richest personality is nothing before he has chosen himself, and on the other hand even what one might call the poorest personality is...

Even the richest personality is nothing before he has chosen himself, and on the other hand even what one might call the poorest personality is...