Karl Kraus
Austria
28 Apr 1874 // 12 Jun 1936
Writer / Journalist
28 Apr 1874 // 12 Jun 1936
Writer / Journalist
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Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country
Children play soldier. That makes sense. But why do soldiers play children?
An aphorism can never be the whole truth; it is either a half-truth or a truth-and-a-half
A man's eroticism is a woman's sexuality
A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants
You would be surprised how hard it often is to translate an action into thought
You don't even live once
What good is speed if the brain has oozed out on the way?
The real truths are those that can be invented
The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays