Karl Kraus Quotes

If the reporter has killed our imagination with his truth, he threatens our life with his lies.

A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer.

In case of doubt decide in favor of what is correct.

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

War: first, one hopes to win; then one expects the enemy to lose; then, one is satisfied that he too...

Sex education is legitimate in that girls cannot be taught soon enough how children don't come into ...

My language is the common prostitute that I turn into a virgin.

The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.

How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they...

Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

Chastity always takes its toll. In some it produces pimples; in others, sex laws.

He who gladly does without the praise of the crowd will not miss the opportunity of becoming his own...

No ideas and the ability to express them - that's a journalist.

The world is a prison in which solitary confinement is preferable.

Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis.

Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot ex...