Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

Quote by Karl Kraus

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A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!

A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!

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...

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.

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...

No ideas and the ability to express them - that's a journalist.

No ideas and the ability to express them - that's a journalist.

Sexuality poorly repressed unsettles some families; well repressed, it unsettles the whole world.

Sexuality poorly repressed unsettles some families; well repressed, it unsettles the whole world.

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...

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

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...

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Christian morality prefers remorse to precede lust, and then lust not to follow.

Christian morality prefers remorse to precede lust, and then lust not to follow.

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

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

I am bourgeois to the core and parochial beyond belief, and yet I am drawn...

I am bourgeois to the core and parochial beyond belief, and yet I am drawn...

Education is the ability to meet life's situations.

Education is the ability to meet life's situations.