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
jealousy sex men
A man's jealousy is a social institution; a woman's prostitution is an instinct.
lust normal destruction
It is regarded as normal to consecrate virginity in general and to lust for its destruction in particular.
fate remember pens
When I take up my pen, nothing can happen to me. Fate, remember that.
feelings religion patriotism
Religion, morality, and patriotism are feelings that are manifested only when they are outraged.
fear children father
Children today laugh at fathers who tell them about dragons. It is necessary to make fear a required subject; otherwise children will never learn it.
dream sleep men
Many women would like to dream with men without sleeping with them. Someone should point out to them that this is utterly impossible.
reading writing acting
When I read, it is not acted literature; but what I write is written acting.
fleeing satire arise
Satire chooses and knows no objects. It arises by fleeing from them and their forcing themselves upon it.
men men-and-women
I am not for women but against men.
beautiful freedom people
What do people have against convicts? Is living together in the pen of freedom, where young people engage in mutual psychology, any more beautiful?
errors humanity humans
To be human is erroneous.
friendship dream wish
If you wish to form a clear judgment on your friends, consult your dreams.
hands hysteria mirrors
Nothing is more horrible than my self in the mirror of hysteria. Nothing is more vulgar than my style in the hands of another. Toimitate me is to punish me.
forgiveness forgiving lord
Lord, forgive them, for they know what they do!