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

Quote by Karl Kraus

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A man's eroticism is a woman's sexuality.

A man's eroticism is a woman's sexuality.

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

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

Hate must make a man productive. Otherwise one might as well love

Hate must make a man productive. Otherwise one might as well love

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...

Matrimony is the union of meanness and martyrdom.

Matrimony is the union of meanness and martyrdom.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.

It is better not to express what one means than to express what one does...

It is better not to express what one means than to express what one does...

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave

My unconscious knows more about the consciousness of the psychologist than his consciousness knows about...

My unconscious knows more about the consciousness of the psychologist than his consciousness knows about...

My unconscious knows more about the consciousness of the psychologist than his consciousness knows about...

My unconscious knows more about the consciousness of the psychologist than his consciousness knows about...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

To me all men are equal: there are jackasses everywhere, and I have the same...

To me all men are equal: there are jackasses everywhere, and I have the same...

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; and he should...

No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; and he should...