The trouble with Germans is not that they fire shells, but that they engrave them with quotations from Kant.

Quote by Karl Kraus

Topics: Karl Kraus Quotes

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...

Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match.

Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match.

Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid.

Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid.

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

The sound principle of a topsy-turvy lifestyle in the framework of an upside-down world order...

The sound principle of a topsy-turvy lifestyle in the framework of an upside-down world order...

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...

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...

I and life: The case was settled chivalrously. The opponents parted without having made up.

I and life: The case was settled chivalrously. The opponents parted without having made up.

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

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

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.

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...

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.