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

Quote by Karl Kraus

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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...

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

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...

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!

Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis.

Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis.

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

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

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...

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...

Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom;...

Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom;...

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

Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it.

Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it.

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...

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;...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

The language of the mystics cannot meet the language of science and reason, but nevertheless...

The language of the mystics cannot meet the language of science and reason, but nevertheless...

Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance...

Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance...