Isn't it only natural to leave a place where one is so bitterly hated?...The heroism involved in staying put in spite of it all is the heroism of a cockroach, which also won't be driven out of the bathroom.

Quote by Franz Kafka

Topics: Heroism Quotes

We are separated from God on two sides; the Fall separates us from Him, the...

We are separated from God on two sides; the Fall separates us from Him, the...

Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made.

Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made.

It is often safer to be in chains than to be free.

It is often safer to be in chains than to be free.

I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things.

I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things.

The thornbush is the old obstacle in the road. It must catch fire if you...

The thornbush is the old obstacle in the road. It must catch fire if you...

My fear is my substance, and probably the best part of me.

My fear is my substance, and probably the best part of me.

Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of...

Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of...

We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but...

We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but...

I do not read advertisements - I would spend all my time wanting things

I do not read advertisements - I would spend all my time wanting things

The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance...

The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance...

Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza.

Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza.

May I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the...

May I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the...

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.

Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.

Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency.

Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency.

Martyrs do not underrate the body, they allow it to be elevated on the cross....

Martyrs do not underrate the body, they allow it to be elevated on the cross....

Who has the gift to recognize beauty, will not live long

Who has the gift to recognize beauty, will not live long

The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.

The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.

Purity of heart is blooming the same colors in the middle of the wilderness when...

Purity of heart is blooming the same colors in the middle of the wilderness when...