Ch. 1
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It would have been so pointless to kill himself that, even if he had wanted to, the pointlessness would have made him unable.
— Franz Kafka
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It would have been so pointless to kill himself that, even if he had wanted to, the pointlessness would have made him unable." in the context of "Ch. 1" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Franz Kafka" (Quotes, The Trial (1920): Published as Der Prozess (1925); full text online)
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About Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a Bohemian-Jewish novelist, and one of the major German-language fiction writers of the 20th century.
About Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a Bohemian-Jewish novelist, and one of the major German-language fiction writers of the 20th century.
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