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

Quote by Franz Kafka

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Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the crown of all virtues.

Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the crown of all virtues.

Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward

Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward

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

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

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

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

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,...

...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...

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...

In a certain sense the Good is comfortless.

In a certain sense the Good is comfortless.

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.

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...

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

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...

Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza.

Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza.

Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.

Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.

The indestructible is one: it is each individual human being and, at the same time,...

The indestructible is one: it is each individual human being and, at the same time,...

Books are a narcotic

Books are a narcotic

My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable....

My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable....

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...

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...

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,...