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

Quote by Karl Kraus

Topics: Praise Quotes

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

War is, at first, the hope that one will be better off; next, the expectation...

War is, at first, the hope that one will be better off; next, the expectation...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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 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.

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

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

A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short...

A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short...

I had a terrible vision: I saw an encyclopedia walk up to a polymath and...

I had a terrible vision: I saw an encyclopedia walk up to a polymath and...

Matrimony is the union of meanness and martyrdom.

Matrimony is the union of meanness and martyrdom.

The trouble with Germans is not that they fire shells, but that they engrave them...

The trouble with Germans is not that they fire shells, but that they engrave them...

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

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

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

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;...

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

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

Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have...

Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have...

Without fear and illness, I could never have accomplished all I have.

Without fear and illness, I could never have accomplished all I have.