Most people live their lives lost in worldly sorrow and joy; they’re the ones sitting by the wall, not taking part in the dance. The knights of infinity are dancers and have elevation.

Johannes de Silentio,
Fear and Trembling

Mængden af Mennesker lever fortabt i verdslig Sorg og Glæde, disse ere Oversidderne, som ikke komme med i Dandsen. Uendelighedens Riddere ere Dandsere og have Elevation. 

Johannes de Silentio,
Frygt og Bæven

From the temporal one can learn a lot, but not to be anxious except in a very mediocre and corrupting way. The one, on the other hand who’s truly learned to be anxious, he’ll walk as if dancing, when the anxieties of the temporal start playing their music, and the disciples of the temporal lose both their minds and their courage. 

Vigilius Haufniensis,
The Concept of Anxiety

Af Endeligheden kan man lære meget, men ikke at ængstes uden i en meget maadelig og fordærvende Forstand. Den, der derimod i Sandhed lærte at ængstes, han skal gaae som i Dands, naar Endelighedens Angster begynde at spille op, og naar Endelighedens Lærlinge tabe Forstand og Mod. 

Vigilius Haufniensis,
Begrebet Angest

ILLUSTRATION FROM THE BOOK RESPIRATIO – KIERKEGAARD ON THE ART OF LIVING