Q0118
Søren Kierkegaard
A verified English rendering from the curated archive.
English
Marry, and you will regret it; do not marry, and you will also regret it.
Source context
This English passage is associated with Or, within the tradition of Proto-Existentialism. The wording below is a verified rendering prepared for careful reading rather than a claim of unique translation authority.
A short reading
Read in the register of choice, the sentence asks the reader to test an assumption rather than to collect a slogan. In Søren Kierkegaard's wider work, similar claims are usually offered as prompts for judgment: what would have to be true for the sentence to hold, and what would follow if it did?
How to cite this quotation
APA: Søren Kierkegaard. (n.d.). Marry, and you will regret it; do not marry, and you will also regret it. In Philosophy Blind Box. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0118
MLA: Søren Kierkegaard. “Marry, and you will regret it; do not….” Philosophy Blind Box, https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0118.
Chicago: Søren Kierkegaard. “Marry, and you will regret it; do not….” Philosophy Blind Box. Accessed 2026. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0118.