Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

Quote by Franz Kafka

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Religions get lost as people do.

Religions get lost as people do.

Evil is whatever distracts.

Evil is whatever distracts.

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.

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,...

There is nothing besides a spiritual world; what we call the world of the senses...

There is nothing besides a spiritual world; what we call the world of the senses...

In a certain sense the Good is comfortless.

In a certain sense the Good is comfortless.

The meaning of life is that it stops.

The meaning of life is that it stops.

Books are a narcotic

Books are a narcotic

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

Hiding places there are innumerable, escape is only one, but possibilities of escape, again, are...

Hiding places there are innumerable, escape is only one, but possibilities of escape, again, are...

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

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

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...

Leopards break into the temple and drink the sacrificial chalices dry; this occurs repeatedly, again...

Leopards break into the temple and drink the sacrificial chalices dry; this occurs repeatedly, again...

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

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

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...

Hesitation before birth. If there is a transmigration of souls then I am not yet...

Hesitation before birth. If there is a transmigration of souls then I am not yet...

Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between...

Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between...

It is only our conception of time that makes us call the Last Judgement by...

It is only our conception of time that makes us call the Last Judgement by...

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

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

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