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

Quote by Karl Kraus

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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...

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...

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

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

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;...

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

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

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

A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!

A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!

Education is a crutch with which the foolish attack the wise to prove that they...

Education is a crutch with which the foolish attack the wise to prove that they...

The sound principle of a topsy-turvy lifestyle in the framework of an upside-down world order...

The sound principle of a topsy-turvy lifestyle in the framework of an upside-down world order...

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...

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

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

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave

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

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

I and life: The case was settled chivalrously. The opponents parted without having made up.

I and life: The case was settled chivalrously. The opponents parted without having made up.

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...

Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid

Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid

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...

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...

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.