Virginity is the ideal of those who want to deflower.

Quote by Karl Kraus

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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.

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.

Hate must make a man productive. Otherwise one might as well love

Hate must make a man productive. Otherwise one might as well love

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...

Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram.

Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram.

A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short...

A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short...

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

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

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...

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;...

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

Culture is the tacit agreement to let the means of subsistence disappear behind the purpose...

Culture is the tacit agreement to let the means of subsistence disappear behind the purpose...

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves

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...

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...

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...

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.

Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram

Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram

What I fear and desire most in this world is passion. I fear it because...

What I fear and desire most in this world is passion. I fear it because...

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion