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

Quote by Franz Kafka

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

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

In the fight between you and the world, back the world.

In the fight between you and the world, back the world.

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

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

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

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

Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one...

Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one...

Evil is whatever distracts.

Evil is whatever distracts.

Writers speak stench.

Writers speak stench.

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...

It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen....

It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen....

Heaven is dumb, echoing only the dumb.

Heaven is dumb, echoing only the dumb.

Books are a narcotic

Books are a narcotic

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.

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.

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...

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

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.

You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you...

You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you...

The meaning of life is that it stops.

The meaning of life is that it stops.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans

Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves...

Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves...