Søren Kierkegaard quote about understanding from Fear and Trembling - Silence is the snare of the demon, and the more one keeps silent, the more terrifying the demon becomes; but silence is also the mutual understanding between the Deity and the individual.
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“ Silence is the snare of the demon, and the more one keeps silent, the more terrifying the demon becomes; but silence is also the mutual understanding between the Deity and the individual. ”
 Søren Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling (1843). copy citation

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Author Søren Kierkegaard
Source Fear and Trembling
Topic understanding silence demon
Date 1843
Language English
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Note Translated by Walter Lowrie
Weblink https://archive.org/stream/fear-and-trembling-johannes-de-silentio_20150...

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Søren Kierkegaard quote about understanding from Fear and Trembling - Silence is the snare of the demon, and the more one keeps silent, the more terrifying the demon becomes; but silence is also the mutual understanding between the Deity and the individual.
Søren Kierkegaard quote about understanding from Fear and Trembling - Silence is the snare of the demon, and the more one keeps silent, the more terrifying the demon becomes; but silence is also the mutual understanding between the Deity and the individual.