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You forget that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence: and the kingdom of heaven is like a woman.

Quote by James Joyce about violence, woman, contentment

Everyone has to make their own decisions. I still believe in that. You just have to be able to accept the consequences without complaining.

Quote by Grace Jones about consequences, faith, contentment

A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in mind, don't ignore your son's tender years.

Quote by Juvenal about children, respect, mind, contentment

By imposing too great a responsibility, or rather, all responsibility, on yourself, you crush yourself.

Quote by Franz Kafka about contentment

Don't despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

Quote by Franz Kafka about despair, contentment

In the fight between you and the world, back the world.

Quote by Franz Kafka about philosophy, fight, world, contentment

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 unmasking, it can do no other, in ecstasy it...

Quote by Franz Kafka about light, home, house, present, world, contentment

It is your people who make the ultimate difference. You put the investment into training the people and then, when you get invited to the party with the big boys, that is a unique selling point.

Quote by Franz Kafka about opinion, people, contentment

May I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the window and kiss the night air.

Quote by Franz Kafka about philosophy, kiss, air, night, contentment

Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.

Quote by Franz Kafka about opinion, being, things, contentment

So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being.

Quote by Franz Kafka about opinion, food, being, contentment, time

The thorn bush is the old obstacle in the road. It must catch fire if you want to go further.

Quote by Franz Kafka about philosophy, obstacles, trap, fire, fire brigade, old, olderness, contentment

Woman, or more precisely put, perhaps, marriage, is the representative of life with which you are meant to come to terms.

Quote by Franz Kafka about marriage, woman, life, contentment

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.

Quote by Franz Kafka about suffering, nature, contentment, world

You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your...

Quote by Franz Kafka about world, quiet, need, contentment

Never read a book through merely because you have begun it.

Quote by John Witherspoon about books, contentment

You know “that look” women get when they want sex? Me neither.

Quote by Steve Martin about sex, contentment

Having sex is like playing bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand.

Quote by Woody Allen about sex, good, good luck, contentment

Did you ever notice the people who are most adamantly against abortions are people you wouldn't want to fuck in the first place?

Quote by George Carlin about sex, people, contentment

When you love, you discover in your soul an unsuspected wealth of tenderness and loveand you can belive that you are capable of such a love

Quote by Anton Pavlovici Cehov about love, wealth, contentment, soul