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

Quote by Franz Kafka

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Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one...

Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one...

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,...

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.

Isnt it obvious that a person would leave from where he is hated so much?...

Isnt it obvious that a person would leave from where he is hated so much?...

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...

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

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

Religions get lost as people do.

Religions get lost as people do.

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

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

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...

One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.

One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.

You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you...

You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you...

Sensual love deceives one as to the nature of heavenly love; it could not do...

Sensual love deceives one as to the nature of heavenly love; it could not do...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it.

Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it.

We all have wings, but they have not been of any avail to us and...

We all have wings, but they have not been of any avail to us and...

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...

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

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