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It’s only because of their stupidity that they’re able to be so sure of themselves.

Franz Kafka

In man’s struggle against the world, bet on the world.
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Man Struggle World
This tremendous world I have inside of me. How to free myself, and this world, without tearing myself to pieces. And rather tear myself to a thousand pieces than be buried with this world within me.
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Freedom Myself Philosophy Pieces World
Do you know, darling? When you became involved with others you quite possibly stepped down a level or two, but If you become involved with me, you will be throwing yourself into the abyss.
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Possible Quite Yourself
For myself I am too heavy, and for you too light.
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Light Myself Yourself
What if I slept a little more and forgot about all this nonsense.
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Escape Forget Myself
The right understanding of any matter and a misunderstanding of the same matter do not wholly exclude each other.
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Right Science Understand
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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Easy Mindset Myself People Person
Slept, awoke, slept, awoke, miserable life.
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Life Wake Up
There art two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness.
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Art Patience Sin
I am in chains. Don’t touch my chains.
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Myself Touch
My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.
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Doubt Guilty Myself Principle
I write differently from what I speak, I speak differently from what I think, I think differently from the way I ought to think, and so it all proceeds into deepest darkness.
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Darkness Deep Different Myself Talk Thinking Writing
The limited circle is pure.
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Limitation Pure
Many a book is like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one’s own self.
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Book Philosophy Yourself
Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.
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Leaving Politics Revolution
Just think how many thoughts a blanket smothers while one lies alone in bed, and how many unhappy dreams it keeps warm.
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Bed Dream Happiness Lie Thinking

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