A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.

Quote by Franz Kafka

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Books are a narcotic

Books are a narcotic

In the fight between you and the world, back the world.

In the fight between you and the world, back the world.

So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for...

So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for...

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...

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

One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory.

One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory.

A stair not worn hollow by footsteps is, regarded from its own point of view,...

A stair not worn hollow by footsteps is, regarded from its own point of view,...

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.

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 mediation by the serpent was necessary. Evil can seduce man, but cannot become man.

The mediation by the serpent was necessary. Evil can seduce man, but cannot become man.

Isn't it only natural to leave a place where one is so bitterly hated?...The heroism...

Isn't it only natural to leave a place where one is so bitterly hated?...The heroism...

Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward

Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward

A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us.

A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us.

Tyranny or slavery, born of selfishness, are the two educational methods of parents; all gradations...

Tyranny or slavery, born of selfishness, are the two educational methods of parents; all gradations...

One must not cheat anybody, not even the world of one's triumph.

One must not cheat anybody, not even the world of one's triumph.

The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler.

The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler.

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.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.

We only feel dehumanized when we get trapped in the derogatory images of other people...

We only feel dehumanized when we get trapped in the derogatory images of other people...

Originality exists in every individual because each of us differs from the others. We are...

Originality exists in every individual because each of us differs from the others. We are...

In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and...

In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and...