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The decisive moment in human evolution is perpetual. That is why the revolutionary spiritual movements that declare all former things worthless are in the right, for nothing has yet happened.

~Franz Kafka

Topics: Decisive Declare Evolution Former Happened Human Human Evolution Moment Movements Nothing Perpetual Revolutionary Right Spiritual Things Why Worthless

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

~Franz Kafka

Topics: Ax Book Frozen Must Sea Us Within

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Heaven is dumb, echoing only the dumb.

~Franz Kafka

Topics: Dumb Heaven Only

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It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen. Do not even listen, only wait. Do not even wait, be wholly still and alone. The world will present itself to you for its unmasking, it can do no other, in ecstasy it will writhe at your feet.

~Franz Kafka

Topics: Alone Ecstasy Even Feet House Itself Leave Listen Necessary Only Other Present Remain Still Table Wait Wholly Will World You Your

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

~Franz Kafka

Topics: Doubted Guiding Guilt Never Principle

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Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made.

~Franz Kafka

Topics: Any Been Believing Does Made Mean Progress

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Writers speak stench.

~Franz Kafka

Topics: Speak Writers

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One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible, and not by having the least possible opportunity to do so.

~Franz Kafka

Topics: Few Having Least Lies Only Opportunity Possible Telling Tells

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In a certain sense the Good is comfortless.

~Franz Kafka

Topics: Certain Good Sense

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Sensual love deceives one as to the nature of heavenly love; it could not do so alone, but since it unconsciously has the element of heavenly love within it, it can do so.

~Franz Kafka

Topics: Alone Could Deceives Element Heavenly Love Nature Sensual Since Within

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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Novelist

Born: July 3rd, 1883

Died: June 3rd, 1924

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