A THREAD on timeless quotes by Franz Kafka:
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They say ignorance is bliss.... they're wrong.
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They say ignorance is bliss.... they're wrong.
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It seems to be a fact that man, tortured by his demons, avenges himself blindly on his fellow man.
It seems to be a fact that man, tortured by his demons, avenges himself blindly on his fellow man.
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Anything that has real and lasting value is always a gift from within.
Anything that has real and lasting value is always a gift from within.
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Calm —indeed the calmest— reflection might be better than the most confused decisions.
Calm —indeed the calmest— reflection might be better than the most confused decisions.
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A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us. If the book we are reading does not wake us, as with a fist hammering on our skull, why then do we read it?
A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us. If the book we are reading does not wake us, as with a fist hammering on our skull, why then do we read it?
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Many a books are like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one’s own self.
Many a books are like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one’s own self.
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Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
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Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.
Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.
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I never wish to be easily defined. I’d rather float over other people’s minds as something strictly fluid and non-perceivable; more like a transparent, paradoxically iridescent creature rather than an actual person.
I never wish to be easily defined. I’d rather float over other people’s minds as something strictly fluid and non-perceivable; more like a transparent, paradoxically iridescent creature rather than an actual person.
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There are two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness.
There are two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness.
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You misinterpret everything, even the silence.
You misinterpret everything, even the silence.
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You must not pay too much attention to opinions. The written word is unalterable, and opinions are often only an expression of despair.
You must not pay too much attention to opinions. The written word is unalterable, and opinions are often only an expression of despair.
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No matter how much you keep encouraging someone who is blindfolded to stare through the cloth, he still won’t see a thing.
No matter how much you keep encouraging someone who is blindfolded to stare through the cloth, he still won’t see a thing.
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