"Det er ganske sandt, hvad Philosophien siger, at Livet maa forstaaes baglænds. Men derover glemmer man den anden Sætning, at det maa leves forlænds."
— Søren Kierkegaard

January 1, 1970

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Absurdists19th-century philosophersChristian existentialistsNovelists from DenmarkPhilosophers from Denmark
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Variants: — We live forward, but we understand backward. — Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.