Thursday, November 15, 2012

Despair Over Oneself

An individual in despair despairs over something. . . . In despairing over something, he really despair[s] over himself, and now he wants to get rid of himself. Consequently, to despair over something is still not despair proper. . . . To despair over oneself, in despair to will to be rid of oneself-this is the formula for all despair.

Soren Kierkegaard (1813 - 1855)
 
 
Source: THE SICKNESS UNTO DEATH 1849