Progress, under whose feet the grass mourns and the forest turns into paper from which newspaper plants grow, has subordinated the purpose of life to the means of subsistence and turned us into the nuts and bolts for our tools

Quote by Karl Kraus

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Virginity is the ideal of those who want to deflower.

Virginity is the ideal of those who want to deflower.

Matrimony is the union of meanness and martyrdom.

Matrimony is the union of meanness and martyrdom.

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...

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...

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...

Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it.

Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

Progress celebrates victories over nature. Progress makes purses out of human skin. When people were...

Progress celebrates victories over nature. Progress makes purses out of human skin. When people were...

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

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

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...

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

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

Too often students are given answers to remember, rather than problems to solve

Too often students are given answers to remember, rather than problems to solve

We are now at a point where we must educate our children in what no...

We are now at a point where we must educate our children in what no...

On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our...

On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our...