Matrimony is the union of meanness and martyrdom.

Quote by Karl Kraus

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I and my public understand each other very well: it does not hear what I...

I and my public understand each other very well: it does not hear what I...

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

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

The closer the look one takes at a word, the greater distance from which it...

The closer the look one takes at a word, the greater distance from which it...

Children play soldier. That makes sense. But why do soldiers play children?

Children play soldier. That makes sense. But why do soldiers play children?

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

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

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

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...

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...

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...

Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it.

Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave

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...

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.

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...

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...

Stupidity gets up early; that is why events are accustomed to happening in the morning.

Stupidity gets up early; that is why events are accustomed to happening in the morning.

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

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

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...

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.