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

Quote by Franz Kafka

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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.

Writers speak stench.

Writers speak stench.

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.

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

There are only two things. Truth and lies. Truth is indivisible, hence it cannot recognize...

There are only two things. Truth and lies. Truth is indivisible, hence it cannot recognize...

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

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

God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them.

God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between...

Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between...

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...

Martyrs do not underrate the body, they allow it to be elevated on the cross....

Martyrs do not underrate the body, they allow it to be elevated on the cross....

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....

Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward

Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward

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...

Evil is whatever distracts.

Evil is whatever distracts.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...