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

Quote by Karl Kraus

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Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

Matrimony is the union of meanness and martyrdom.

Matrimony is the union of meanness and martyrdom.

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.

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...

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...

Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis.

Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis.

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

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...

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 don't like to meddle in my private affairs.

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

How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe...

How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe...