Nikolai Berdyaev Quotes
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Berdyaev was a Russian religious-existentialist philosopher. After early involvement with Marxism and a brief imprisonment under the Tsar, he turned to Christianity, was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1922 on the famous Philosophers' Ship, and spent the remainder of his life in Berlin and Paris. The quotes below are attributed to Nikolai Berdyaev, organized by topic.
Nikolai Berdyaev on Freedom
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Attributed to Nikolai Berdyaev:
“Freedom precedes being.”
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Attributed to Nikolai Berdyaev:
“Personality is created by God and is itself creative.”
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Attributed to Nikolai Berdyaev:
“Creativity is the response of human freedom to the divine call.”
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Attributed to Nikolai Berdyaev:
“Slavery to one's own self is the deepest form of slavery.”
Nikolai Berdyaev on Time
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Attributed to Nikolai Berdyaev:
“The end is the meaning of history.”