"The paradox is really the pathos of intellectual life and just as only great souls are exposed to passions it is only the great thinker who is exposed to what I call paradoxes, which are nothing else than grandiose thoughts in embryo."
Soren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher and theologian often regarded as a foundational figure in existential thought. His writings examined faith, anxiety, choice, and individual responsibility. Major works include Either/Or and Fear and Trembling.