But understanding will always require some effort. You probably wouldn't admire a friend who was good at everything if it cost her no effort.

Kierkegaard also said that truth is `subjective`. By this he did not mean it doesn't matter what we think or believe. He meant that the really important truths are personal. Only these truths are `true for me`.

Some are more equal than others.

It's not a silly question if you can't answer it.

A philosopher knows that in reality he knows very little. That is why he constantly strives to achieve true insight. Socrates was one of these rare people. He knew that he knew nothing about life and about the world. And now comes the important part: it troubled him that he knew so little.

To prove religious faith by human reason is rationalistic claptrap.

Moreover, nature's blocks had to be eternal-because nothing can come from nothing.