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
writing skills ideas
Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.
country literature might
Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.
motivational success strong
A weak man has doubts before a decision; a strong man has them afterwards.
religion society culture
When a culture feels that its end has come, it sends for a priest.
clever stupid believe
The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so they believe they are clever as he.
work imagination sometimes
Intercourse with a woman is sometimes a satisfactory substitute for masturbation. But it takes a lot of imagination to make it work.
responsibility men demand
Moral responsibility is what is lacking in a man when he demands it of a woman.
thinking people devil
The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.
people solitude would-be
Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid.
respect dimensions size
My respect for the inconsiderable is assuming gigantic dimensions.
gratitude ingratitude
Ingratitude is often disproportionate to the benefaction received.
cancer decision suffering
Social reform is the desperate decision to remove corns from a person suffering from cancer.
conversation dialogue monologues
I like to hold a monologue with women. But a dialogue with myself is more stimulating.
children blow noses
If children had been told that they could not blow their noses, this alone would make adults blush.