I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things.

Quote by Franz Kafka

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The meaning of life is that it stops.

The meaning of life is that it stops.

It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen....

It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen....

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Woman, or more precisely put, perhaps, marriage, is the representative of life with which you...

Woman, or more precisely put, perhaps, marriage, is the representative of life with which you...

From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the...

From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the...

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

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

The relationship to one's fellow man is the relationship of prayer, the relationship to oneself...

The relationship to one's fellow man is the relationship of prayer, the relationship to oneself...

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 Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

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.

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

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

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

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...

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.

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.

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

Arguments, like men are often pretenders

Arguments, like men are often pretenders