

“Like tired dogs they stand there,
because they use up all their strength
in remaining upright in one's memory.”
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because they use up all their strength
in remaining upright in one's memory.”
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“Some deny the existence of misery by pointing to the sun; he denies the existence of the sun by pointing to misery.”
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“The man in ecstasy and the man drowning - both throw up their arms. The first to signify harmony, the second to signify strife with the elements.”
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“They were offered the choice between becoming kings or the couriers of kings. The way children would, they all wanted to be couriers. Therefore there are only couriers who hurry about the world, shouting to each other - since there are no kings - messages that have become meaningless. They would like to put an end to this miserable life of theirs but they dare not because of their oaths of service. ”
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“Don't despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair. Just when everything seems over with, new forces come marching up, and precisely that means that you are alive. And if they don't, then everything is over with here, once and for all.”
― Diaries, 1910-1923
― Diaries, 1910-1923
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