Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

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.

Progress, under whose feet the grass mourns and the forest turns into paper from which...

Progress, under whose feet the grass mourns and the forest turns into paper from which...

You would be surprised how hard it often is to translate an action into thought.

You would be surprised how hard it often is to translate an action into thought.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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 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...

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

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

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

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

Squeeze human nature into the straitjacket of criminal justice and crime will appear.

Squeeze human nature into the straitjacket of criminal justice and crime will appear.

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer.

A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer.

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.

I grew up to have my father's looks, my father's speech patterns, my father's posture,...

I grew up to have my father's looks, my father's speech patterns, my father's posture,...

Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great...

Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great...