Martyrs do not underrate the body, they allow it to be elevated on the cross. In this they are at one with their antagonists.

Quote by Franz Kafka

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Test yourself on mankind. It is something that makes the doubter doubt, the believer believe.

Test yourself on mankind. It is something that makes the doubter doubt, the believer believe.

Tyranny or slavery, born of selfishness, are the two educational methods of parents; all gradations...

Tyranny or slavery, born of selfishness, are the two educational methods of parents; all gradations...

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,...

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

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

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

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

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....

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

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

How can one take delight in the world unless one flees to it for refuge?

How can one take delight in the world unless one flees to it for refuge?

Evil is whatever distracts.

Evil is whatever distracts.

We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but...

We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but...

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

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

No sooner said than done - so acts your man of worth.

No sooner said than done - so acts your man of worth.

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

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

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

Writers speak stench.

Writers speak stench.

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 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,...

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...

Religions get lost as people do.

Religions get lost as people do.

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...