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“The Messiah will come only when he is no longer necessary; he will come only on the day after his arrival; he will come, not on the last day, but on the very last day.”

— Franz Kafka

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Wikiquote: Franz Kafka
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Context

Variant translation: The Messiah will come only when he is no longer necessary; he will come only on the day after his arrival; he will come, not on the last day, but at the very last.

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Kafka, Franz. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Franz Kafka. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka

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