Woman, or more precisely put, perhaps, marriage, is the representative of life with which you are meant to come to terms.

Quote by Franz Kafka

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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...

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...

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...

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

...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...

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...

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

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

Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the...

Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the...

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.

Evil is whatever distracts.

Evil is whatever distracts.

One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.

One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.

A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us.

A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us.

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

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

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

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

Leopards break into the temple and drink the sacrificial chalices dry; this occurs repeatedly, again...

Leopards break into the temple and drink the sacrificial chalices dry; this occurs repeatedly, again...

We all have wings, but they have not been of any avail to us and...

We all have wings, but they have not been of any avail to us and...

How can one take delight in the world unless one flees to it for refuge?

How can one take delight in the world unless one flees to it for refuge?

The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler.

The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler.

We are all descendants of Adam, and we are all products of racial miscegenation

We are all descendants of Adam, and we are all products of racial miscegenation

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history...

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history...