Arms Quote by Franz Kafka

The man in ecstasy and the man drowningboth throw up their arms. The first does it to signify harmony, the second to signify strife…

— Franz Kafka

“The man in ecstasy and the man drowning—both throw up their arms.”

— Franz Kafka

The man in ecstasy and the man drowning: both raise their arms.

— Franz Kafka

The elements were "seeking" each other in rage and confusion, and in the fury of the conflict boastful man was utterly humiliated, sucked down,…

— Elizabeth Goudge

Those men who destroy a healthful constitution of body by intemperance as manifestly kill themselves as those who hang or poison or drown themselves.

— Thomas Sherlock

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

— Honore de Balzac

“Ecstasy is orchestrating the body, into a beautiful song, that sings the praises of the heart and soul.”

— Jaeda DeWalt

“The year began with the hanging of one man and ended with the drowning of another.”

— Ursula Dubosarsky

For in tremendous extremities human souls are like drowning men; well enough they know they are in peril; well enough they know the causes…

— Herman Melville

When a man is drowning, it may be better for him to try to swim than to thrash around waiting for divine intervention.

— William Sloane Coffin

In our modern world today, we may seem like drowning men because of the loss of much of our spiritual tradition.

— Thomas Yellowtail

“They say that when a man is going to drown, when he finally gives up the struggle - it's sort of blissful, for a…

— John Hodge