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Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer, journalist, and satirist, renowned for his sharp critiques of the press and Austrian society. His magazine "Die Fackel" became a powerful platform for social commentary and literary innovation. He influenced generations of thinkers by challenging hypocrisy and championing the power of language. Here are 163 of his quotes:

Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram. (Karl Kraus)
Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid. View quote
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An aphorism is never exactly true it is either a half-truth or one-and-a-half truths. View quote
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Today's literature: prescriptions written by patients. View quote
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So-called psychoanalysis is the occupation of lustful rationalists who trace everything in the world to sexual causes - with the exception of their occupation. View quote
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The esthete stands in the same relation to beauty as the pornographer stands to love, and the politician stands to life. View quote
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The superman is a premature ideal, one that presupposes a man. View quote
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Lord, forgive them, for they know what they do! View quote
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Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write. View quote
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Progress celebrates Pyrrhic victories over nature. View quote
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Immortality is the only thing which doesn't tolerate being postponed. (Karl Kraus)
Sex education is legitimate in that girls cannot be taught soon enough how children don't come into the world. View quote
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War first, one hopes to win then one expects the enemy to lose then, one is satisfied that he too is suffering in the end, one is surprised that everyone has lost. View quote
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War is, at first, the hope that one will be better off next, the expectation that the other fellow will be worse off then, the satisfaction that he isn't any better off and, finally, the surprise at everyone's being worse off. View quote
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The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so that they believe they are as clever as he. View quote
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A weak man has doubts before a decision a strong man has them afterwards. View quote
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Christianity has enriched the erotic meal with the appetizer of curiosity and the dessert of remorse. View quote
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Sound opinions are valueless. What matters is who holds them. View quote
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I have often been asked to be fair and view a matter from all sides. I did so, hoping something might improve if I viewed all sides of it. But the result was the same. So I went back to viewing things only from one side, which saves me a lot of work and disappointment. For it is comforting to regard something as bad and be able use one's prejudice as an excuse. View quote
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Moral responsibility is what is lacking in a man when he demands it of a woman. View quote
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I trim my opponents to fit my arrows. (Karl Kraus)
Curses on the law! Most of my fellow citizens are the sorry consequences of uncommitted abortions. View quote
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Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust. View quote
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Since the law prohibits the keeping of wild animals and I get no enjoyment from pets, I prefer to remain unmarried. View quote
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The real truths are those that can be invented. View quote
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Karl Kraus

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Occupation: Austrian Playwright
Born: April 28, 1874
Died: June 12, 1936
Quotes count: 163
Wikipedia: Karl Kraus

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