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A man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can get out of it. ↗

— Franz Kafka

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Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate... but with his other hand he can note down what he sees among the ruins. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#among #anyone #cannot #come #despair

You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid. ↗

— Franz Kafka

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The future of publishing lies with the small and medium-sized presses, because the big publishers in New York are all part of huge conglomerates. ↗

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#always #breath #complacency #draw #first

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

— Franz Kafka

#been #believing #does #made #mean

Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old. ↗

— Franz Kafka

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

— Franz Kafka

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

— Franz Kafka

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The thornbush is the old obstacle in the road. It must catch fire if you want to go further. ↗

— Franz Kafka

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