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

Quote by Franz Kafka

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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.

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 the struggle between yourself and the world second the world.

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

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...

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

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....

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...

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...

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 decisive moment in human evolution is perpetual. That is why the revolutionary spiritual movements...

The decisive moment in human evolution is perpetual. That is why the revolutionary spiritual movements...

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.

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 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.

The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance...

The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance...

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

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

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...

Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life...

Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life...

The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation

The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation

Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.

Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.