Karl Kraus
Karl Kraus
Karl Krauswas an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet. He directed his satire at the press, German culture, and German and Austrian politics. The Austrian author Stefan Zweig once called Kraus "the master of venomous ridicule"...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth28 April 1874
CountryAustria
dark actors crowds
In the theater one must sit in such a way that one sees the audience as a dark mass. Then it cannot bother one more than it does an actor. Nothing is more disturbing than being able to distinguish individuals in the crowd.
people speak stage
I would have stage-fright if I had to speak with every one of the people before whom I speak.
crime penalties commit
Penalties serve to deter those who are not inclined to commit any crimes.
age talent preserves
Many talents preserve their precociousness right into old age.
greek age boyhood
Mankind became hysterical in the Middle Ages because it poorly repressed the sexual impressions of its Greek boyhood.
people curiosity enlightenment
Sexual enlightenment is that hardhearted process which for hygienic reasons forbids young people to satisfy their curiosity themselves.
doctors diagnosis disease
One of the most widespread diseases is diagnosis.
world occupation causes
So-called psychoanalysis is the occupation of lustful rationalists who trace everything in the world to sexual causes--with the exception of their occupation.
rabbits wanted psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis: a rabbit that was swallowed by a boa constrictor just wanted to see what it was like in there.
palpitation blushing havens
Blushing, palpitations, a bad conscience--this is what you get if you haven't sinned.
views agreement share
Many share my views with me. But I don't share them with them.
father example causes
The new psychiatrists say that everything and anything can be traced back to sexual causes. Their method, for example, could be explained as the eroticism of father confessors.
artist symphony lord
An artist should make concessions to the listener. That is why Bruckner dedicated one of his symphonies to the Good Lord.
writing enough historian
What is a historian? Someone who doesn't write well enough to work on a daily.