Christian morality prefers remorse to precede lust, and then lust not to follow.

Quote by Karl Kraus

Topics: Christianity Quotes, Morality Quotes

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

Curses on the law! Most of my fellow citizens are the sorry consequences of uncommitted...

Curses on the law! Most of my fellow citizens are the sorry consequences of uncommitted...

Virginity is the ideal of those who want to deflower.

Virginity is the ideal of those who want to deflower.

Intercourse with a woman is sometimes a satisfactory substitute for masturbation. But it takes a...

Intercourse with a woman is sometimes a satisfactory substitute for masturbation. But it takes a...

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.

Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram.

Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram.

When a man is treated like a beast, he says, 'After all, I'm human.' When...

When a man is treated like a beast, he says, 'After all, I'm human.' When...

Education is what most receive, many pass on, and few possess.

Education is what most receive, many pass on, and few possess.

The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span

The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span

The closer the look one takes at a word, the greater distance from which it...

The closer the look one takes at a word, the greater distance from which it...

An idea's birth is legitimate if one has the feeling that one is catching oneself...

An idea's birth is legitimate if one has the feeling that one is catching oneself...

Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the...

Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the...

Sentimental irony is a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves.

Sentimental irony is a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves.

He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity...

He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity...

Justice is a whore that won't let herself be stiffed, and collects the wages of...

Justice is a whore that won't let herself be stiffed, and collects the wages of...

It is the style of idealism to console itself for the loss of something old...

It is the style of idealism to console itself for the loss of something old...

I don't like to meddle in my private affairs.

I don't like to meddle in my private affairs.

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

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

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

Psychoanalysis is that mental illness for which it regards itself as therapy.

Psychoanalysis is that mental illness for which it regards itself as therapy.