Karl Kraus ( 8 of 8 )
Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid.
Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid.
Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust.
Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust.
The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.
The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.
A weak man has doubts before a decision; a strong man has them afterwards.
A weak man has doubts before a decision; a strong man has them afterwards.
Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom; its tertiary stage, syphilis.
Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom; its tertiary stage, syphilis.
Education is a crutch with which the foolish attack the wise to prove that they are not idiots.
Education is a crutch with which the foolish attack the wise to prove that they are not idiots.
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
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.