He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent.

Quote by Karl Kraus

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they...

Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they...

There is no more unfortunate creature under the sun than a fetishist who yearns for...

There is no more unfortunate creature under the sun than a fetishist who yearns for...

Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it.

Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it.

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...

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...

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

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

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

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.

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

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

Virginity is the ideal of those who want to deflower.

Virginity is the ideal of those who want to deflower.

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.

Warning: Humor may be hazardous to your illness.

Warning: Humor may be hazardous to your illness.

I had a series of childhood illnesses; scarlet fever, pneumonia, polio. I walked with braces...

I had a series of childhood illnesses; scarlet fever, pneumonia, polio. I walked with braces...