Devilish in my innocence.
The meaning of life is that it stops.
The poisonous world flows into my mouth like water into that of a drowning man
What's happened to me,' he thought. It was no dream.
Many complain that the words of the wise are always merely parables and of no use in daily life, which is the only life we have. When the sage says: Go over, he does not mean that we should cross over...
All right then, I’ll be mad at you on this score, which incidentally is no great misfortune, as things balance out quite well if there’s a little anger for you lurking in one corner of my heart.
You have given me a gift such as I never even dreamt of finding in this life.
Kill me, or you are a murderer.
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 avo...
In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it.
Sleep is the most innocent creature there is and a sleepless manthe most guilty.
I only fear danger where I want to fear it.
Guilt is never to be doubted.
An und für sich ist uns das Lachen immer nah; trotz allem Jammer unseres Lebens ist ein leises Lachen bei uns gewissermaßen immer zu Hause.
One must not cheat anybody not even the world of one's triumph.
Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive.
It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen. Do not even listen, only wait. Do not even wait, be wholly still and alone. The world will present itself to you for its...
Wenn man einmal das Böse bei sich aufgenommen hat, verlangt es nicht mehr, daß man ihm glaube.
Scratch your flesh raw between your toes, but you won't find the answer.
We need the books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply, like the death of someone we loved more than ourselves, like being banished into forests far from everyone, like a suicide. A b...
