We are separated from God on two sides; the Fall separates us from Him, the Tree of Life separates Him from us.

Quote by Franz Kafka

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

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

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...

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

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

The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance...

The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance...

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

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

Writers speak stench.

Writers speak stench.

The mediation by the serpent was necessary. Evil can seduce man, but cannot become man.

The mediation by the serpent was necessary. Evil can seduce man, but cannot become man.

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.

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...

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

One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory.

One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory.

In a certain sense the Good is comfortless.

In a certain sense the Good is comfortless.

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

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

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...

Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.

Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.

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...

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

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

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...

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,...

Don't despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

Don't despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.