“Man’s essential idea is spirit and we must not allow ourselves to be put off by the fact that he is also able to walk on two legs.” Soren Kierkegaard

Søren Kierkegaard
Danish philosopher

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. Wikipedia
Born: May 5, 1813, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: November 11, 1855, Copenhagen, Denmark
Full name: Søren Aabye Kierkegaard
Influenced by: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Immanuel Kant

Quotes
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
Once you label me you negate me.