[Introduction à l'histoire universelle, Michelet, Jules, Hachette, 1843, 9]
Introduction to Universal History , 1831, 1831
“In man's struggle against the world, bet on the world.”
52, Im Kampf zwischen Dir und der Welt, sekundiere der Welt.
Aphorism 52 in Unpublished Works 1916-1918 http://www.kafka.org/index.php?unpub1916_1918
Variant translations:
In the struggle between yourself and the world, back the world.
In the struggle between yourself and the world, side with the world.
In the fight between you and the world, back the world.
The Zürau Aphorisms (1917 - 1918)
Variant: In the struggle between yourself and the world, second the world.
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