Hesitation before birth. If there is a transmigration of souls then I am not yet on the bottom rung. My life is a hesitation before birth.

Quote by Franz Kafka

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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.

We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but...

We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but...

Books are a narcotic

Books are a narcotic

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.

Books are a narcotic.

Books are a narcotic.

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

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

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 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...

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

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

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.

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.

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...

Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward

Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward

Religions get lost as people do.

Religions get lost as people do.

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...

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...

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...

Writers speak stench.

Writers speak stench.

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.

Let me remind you of the old maxim: people under suspicion are better moving than...

Let me remind you of the old maxim: people under suspicion are better moving than...