Quote #34
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.
More from Franz Kafka
- There are questions we could not get past if we were not set free from them by our very nature.
- The fact that there is nothing but a spiritual world deprives us of hope and gives us certainty.
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- Expulsion from Paradise is in its main aspect eternal: that is to say, although expulsion from Paradise is final, and life in the world una…
- One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory.
- What is gayer than believing in a household god?
- In the struggle between yourself and the world, second the world.
- Theoretically there is a perfect possibility of happiness: believing in the indestructible element in oneself and not striving towards it.