Let me remind you of the old maxim: people under suspicion are better moving than at rest, since at rest they may be sitting in the balance without knowing it, being weighed together with their sins.

Quote by Franz Kafka

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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.

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 Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

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

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

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

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.

Writers speak stench.

Writers speak stench.

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 the struggle between yourself and the world second the world.

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

How pathetically scanty my self-knowledge is compared with, say, my knowledge of my room. There...

How pathetically scanty my self-knowledge is compared with, say, my knowledge of my room. There...

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The meaning of life is that it stops.

The meaning of life is that it stops.

Evil is whatever distracts.

Evil is whatever distracts.

I make peace and create evil

I make peace and create evil

For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind...

For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind...

When choosing between two evils, I always like to take the one I've never tried...

When choosing between two evils, I always like to take the one I've never tried...