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

Quote by Franz Kafka

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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,...

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...

Don't despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

Don't despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element...

In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element...

My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable....

My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable....

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...

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

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.

I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy.

I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy.

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.

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

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

You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen....

You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen....

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.

In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.

In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.

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

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

In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.

In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.

Test yourself on mankind. It is something that makes the doubter doubt, the believer believe.

Test yourself on mankind. It is something that makes the doubter doubt, the believer believe.

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,...

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...

In the struggle between yourself and the world second the world.

In the struggle between yourself and the world second the world.