The thornbush is the old obstacle in the road. It must catch fire if you want to go further.

Quote by Franz Kafka

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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...

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

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

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

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

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

It is comforting to reflect that the disproportion of things in the world seems to...

It is comforting to reflect that the disproportion of things in the world seems to...

This inescapable duty to observe oneself: if someone else is observing me, naturally I have...

This inescapable duty to observe oneself: if someone else is observing me, naturally I have...

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.

Evil is whatever distracts.

Evil is whatever distracts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

There is nothing besides a spiritual world; what we call the world of the senses...

There is nothing besides a spiritual world; what we call the world of the senses...

Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of...

Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of...

Heaven is dumb, echoing only the dumb.

Heaven is dumb, echoing only the dumb.