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

Quote by Franz Kafka

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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.

Hiding places there are innumerable, escape is only one, but possibilities of escape, again, are...

Hiding places there are innumerable, escape is only one, but possibilities of escape, again, are...

A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.

A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.

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.

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

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

If there is a transmigration of souls then I am not yet on the bottom...

If there is a transmigration of souls then I am not yet on the bottom...

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

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

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...

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,...

Evil is whatever distracts.

Evil is whatever distracts.

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.

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.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

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

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

It is only our conception of time that makes us call the Last Judgement by...

It is only our conception of time that makes us call the Last Judgement by...

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,...

Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the...

Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the...

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...

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

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