Illusions are more common than changes in fortune.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
Essence of Self-Control
Self-control is something for which I do not strive. Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual existence.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
Life’s Finality
The meaning of life is that it stops.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
Choice of Suffering
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.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
Personal Perspective
I never wished to offend anyone, but I wish to retain my own way of looking at things.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
Strength Over Luck
If one has the strength, one doesn’t need the luck.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
Power of Belief
Believing means liberating the indestructible element in oneself, or better: being indestructible, or better still: being.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
Sin and Knowledge
We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but also because we have not yet eaten of the tree of life.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
Mastering Patience
Patience is the master key to every situation. One must have sympathy for everything, surrender to everything, but at the same time remain patient and forbearing.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
Books as Tools
A book must be an ice-axe to break the seas frozen inside our soul.
Frank Kafka – The Castle