Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.

Quote by Karl Kraus

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

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

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

I am already so popular that anyone who vilifies me becomes more popular than I...

I am already so popular that anyone who vilifies me becomes more popular than I...

Squeeze human nature into the straitjacket of criminal justice and crime will appear.

Squeeze human nature into the straitjacket of criminal justice and crime will appear.

Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it.

Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it.

Virginity is the ideal of those who want to deflower.

Virginity is the ideal of those who want to deflower.

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...

Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom;...

Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom;...

Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel...

Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel...

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

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

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

There are people who can never forgive a beggar for their not having given him...

There are people who can never forgive a beggar for their not having given him...

The world has become uglier since it began to look into a mirror every day;...

The world has become uglier since it began to look into a mirror every day;...

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...

Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis.

Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis.

Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer...

Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer...

You would be surprised how hard it often is to translate an action into thought.

You would be surprised how hard it often is to translate an action into thought.

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.

Do not learn more than you absolutely need to get through life.

Do not learn more than you absolutely need to get through life.

I and my public understand each other very well: it does not hear what I...

I and my public understand each other very well: it does not hear what I...