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

Quote by Franz Kafka

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Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward

Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward

My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.

My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.

...the books we need are the kind that act upon us like a misfortune, that...

...the books we need are the kind that act upon us like a misfortune, that...

One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible,...

One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible,...

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

He who seeks does not find, but he who does not seek will be found.

He who seeks does not find, but he who does not seek will be found.

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...

The spirit becomes free only when it ceases to be a support.

The spirit becomes free only when it ceases to be a support.

If it had been possible to build the Tower of Babel without climbing it, it...

If it had been possible to build the Tower of Babel without climbing it, it...

I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out...

I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out...

Religions get lost as people do.

Religions get lost as people do.

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...

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

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

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...

This inescapable duty to observe oneself: if someone else is observing me, naturally I have...

This inescapable duty to observe oneself: if someone else is observing me, naturally I have...

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

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...

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.

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

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