Quotation by

Franz Kafka

We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but also because we have not yet eaten of the Tree of Life. The state in which we are is sinful, irrespective of guilt.

Franz Kafka

Knowledge

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Kafka suggests that human imperfection comes not just from gaining knowledge that separates us from innocence, but also from lacking the deeper, sustaining wisdom that would give life meaning. This condition of being flawed exists independently of whether we feel guilty or responsible for it.

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