"Gazing into the darkness, he felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in such a nice home for his sister and parents." Metamorphosis and Other Stories
Things have no hold on the soul. They have no access to it, cannot move or direct it. It is moved and directed by itself alone. It takes the things before it and interprets them as it sees fit. Book V
Those who come a hundred or two hundred years after us will despise us for having lived our lives so stupidly and tastelessly. Perhaps they’ll find a means to be happy. Seagull
Let no act be done at haphazard, nor otherwise than according to the finished rules that govern its kind. Book IV
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