Anyone who renounces the world must love all men, for he renounces their world too. He thus begins to have some inkling of the true nature of man, which cannot but be loved, always assuming that one is its peer.
Franz Kafka
Universal Love, Spiritual Perspective, Renunciation, Humanity, Understanding, Compassion
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More Franz Kafka Quotes
“I do not see the world at all; I invent it.” Franz Kafka
Perception, Reality, Imagination, Creation, Self-Reflection, Subjectivity
Franz Kafka Perception, Reality, Imagination, Creation, Self-Reflection, Subjectivity“The limited circle is pure.” Franz Kafka
Purity, Limitation, Focus, Simplicity, Self-Containment, Clarity
Franz Kafka Purity, Limitation, Focus, Simplicity, Self-Containment, Clarity“Writing is prayer.” Franz Kafka
Writing Prayer, Expression Reflection, Writing, Prayer, Expression, Solitude
Franz Kafka Writing Prayer, Expression Reflection, Writing, Prayer, Expression, Solitude“It’s sometimes quite astonishing that a single, average life is enough to encompass so much that it’s at all possible ever to have any success in one’s work here.” Franz Kafka
Life, Success, Perspective, Work, Achievement, Astonishment
Franz Kafka Life, Success, Perspective, Work, Achievement, Astonishment“In Kafka’s story “Wedding Preparations in the Country,” Edward Raban fantasizes about splitting into two forms: one, to remain in bed all day, dreaming; the other, to go forth and conduct the business of the world.” Franz Kafka
Dreams, Reality, Fantasy, Conflict, Choices, Duality
Franz Kafka Dreams, Reality, Fantasy, Conflict, Choices, Duality“Everything that you love, you will eventually lose, but in the end, love will return in a different form.” Franz Kafka
Love And Loss, Emotional Reflections, Cycles Of Life, Deep Wisdom, Acceptance Philosophy, Timeless Love
Franz Kafka Love And Loss, Emotional Reflections, Cycles Of Life, Deep Wisdom, Acceptance Philosophy, Timeless Love“I can once more carry on a conversation with myself, and don’t stare so into complete emptiness. Only in this way is there any possibility of improvement for me.” Franz Kafka
Self-Dialogue, Reflection Healing, Personal Growth, Change, Solitude, Improvement
Franz Kafka Self-Dialogue, Reflection Healing, Personal Growth, Change, Solitude, Improvement“In Paradise, as always: that which causes the sin and that which recognizes it for what it is are one. The clear conscience is Evil, which is so entirely victorious that it does not any longer consider the leap from left to right necessary.” Franz Kafka
Moral Paradox, Philosophical Thought, Spiritual Reflection, Evil, Conscience, Sin
Franz Kafka Moral Paradox, Philosophical Thought, Spiritual Reflection, Evil, Conscience, Sin“I, however, cannot force myself to use “meat drugs” to cheat on my loneliness.” Franz Kafka
Authentic Solitude, Self-discipline, Emotional Struggle, Loneliness, Drugs, Coping
Franz Kafka Authentic Solitude, Self-discipline, Emotional Struggle, Loneliness, Drugs, Coping“First of all, I am delighted that you are a vegetarian at heart. I don’t like strict vegetarians all that much, because I too am almost a vegetarian, and see nothing particularly likable about it, just something natural, and those who are good vegetarians in their hearts, but, for reasons of health, from indifference, or simply because they underrate food as such, eat meat or whatever happens to be on the table, casually, with their left hand, so to speak, these are the ones I like.” Franz Kafka
Balanced Living, Vegetarian Philosophy, Eating Habits, Moderation In Life, Food Choices, Thoughtful Living
Franz Kafka Balanced Living, Vegetarian Philosophy, Eating Habits, Moderation In Life, Food Choices, Thoughtful Living“The various forms of despair at the various stations on the road.” Franz Kafka
Despair, Road, Journey, Emotions, Struggle, Life
Franz Kafka Despair, Road, Journey, Emotions, Struggle, Life“Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made.” Franz Kafka
Progress Belief, Reflection Achievement, Progress, Belief, Achievement, Reflection
Franz Kafka Progress Belief, Reflection Achievement, Progress, Belief, Achievement, Reflection“I lack nothing. I only needed myself.” Franz Kafka
Self, Independence, Fulfillment, Identity, Strength, Self-reliance
Franz Kafka Self, Independence, Fulfillment, Identity, Strength, Self-reliance“Believing means liberating the indestructible element in oneself, or, more accurately, liberating oneself, or, more accurately, being indestructible, or, more accurately, being.” Franz Kafka
Self-liberation, Spiritual Belief, Inner Strength, Indestructible, Faith, Existence
Franz Kafka Self-liberation, Spiritual Belief, Inner Strength, Indestructible, Faith, Existence“If you become involved with me, you will be throwing yourself into the abyss.” Franz Kafka
Emotional Turmoil, Personal Relationships, Existential Fear, Abyss, Involvement, Warning
Franz Kafka Emotional Turmoil, Personal Relationships, Existential Fear, Abyss, Involvement, Warning“For everything outside the phenomenal world, language can only be used allusively, but never even approximately in a comparative way, since, corresponding as it does to the phenomenal world, it is concerned only with property and its relations.” Franz Kafka
Language, Phenomenal, Philosophy, Communication, Reality, Limits
Franz Kafka Language, Phenomenal, Philosophy, Communication, Reality, Limits“The fact that no one knows where I am is my only happiness. If only I could prolong this forever! It would be far more just than death. I am empty and futile in every corner of my being, even in my unhappiness.” Franz Kafka
Isolation, Happiness, Solitude, Emptiness, Suffering, Self
Franz Kafka Isolation, Happiness, Solitude, Emptiness, Suffering, Self“The worries that are the burden of which the privileged person makes an excuse in dealing with the oppressed person are in fact the worries about preserving his privileged condition.” Franz Kafka
Privilege, Burden, Oppression, Guilt, Power, Social Structure
Franz Kafka Privilege, Burden, Oppression, Guilt, Power, Social Structure