Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
Franz Kafka Quotes
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.
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| Birth: | 3rd July, 1883 |
| Death: | 3rd June, 1924 |
| Nationality: | Austrian |
| Profession: | Novelist, Writer |
About
Franz Kafka was born in Prague, Austria-Hungary. He was an Austrian novelist, lawyer, insurance agent, and short story writer. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Law on 18 July 1906 and performed an obligatory year of unpaid service as law clerk for the civil and criminal courts. He was employed with an insurance company, forcing him to relegate writing to his spare time. He wrote several novels include: The Trial, The Castle, and America. He wrote several short stories include: A Hunger Artist, The Judgment, A Country Doctor, The Bridge, On Parables, The Hunter Gracchus, and The Bucket Rider. His best known work include The Metamorphosis.
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