We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but also because we have not yet eaten of the Tree of Life. The state in which we are is sinful, irrespective of guilt.

Quote by Franz Kafka

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If there is a transmigration of souls then I am not yet on the bottom...

If there is a transmigration of souls then I am not yet on the bottom...

Dread of night. Dread of not-night.

Dread of night. Dread of not-night.

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....

...the books we need are the kind that act upon us like a misfortune, that...

...the books we need are the kind that act upon us like a misfortune, that...

Religions get lost as people do.

Religions get lost as people do.

It is only our conception of time that makes us call the Last Judgement by...

It is only our conception of time that makes us call the Last Judgement by...

I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out...

I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out...

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

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

Heaven is dumb, echoing only the dumb.

Heaven is dumb, echoing only the dumb.

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.

Books are a narcotic.

Books are a narcotic.

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...

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 fight between you and the world, back the world.

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

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.

One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring clarity of...

One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring clarity of...

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.

There is no winning or losing in relationships, it's about being on the same team,...

There is no winning or losing in relationships, it's about being on the same team,...

A dangerous conceit: That's one's opponents are winning on the strength of their weakest arguments...

A dangerous conceit: That's one's opponents are winning on the strength of their weakest arguments...

An argument derived from the abuse of a thing does not hold good against its...

An argument derived from the abuse of a thing does not hold good against its...