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
men space firsts
Since the day man first tried to conquer space, the earth has been mobilizing.
sleep half good-sleep
He who sleeps half a day has won half a life.
sorry law abortion
Curses on the law! Most of my fellow citizens are the sorry consequences of uncommitted abortions.
dog moon sentimental
Sentimental irony is a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves.
writing ideas feelings
An idea's birth is legitimate if one has the feeling that one is catching oneself plagiarizing oneself.
heart men desire
A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!
justice people forgiving
There are people who can never forgive a beggar for their not having given him anything.
police scandal literature
Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it.
believe sleep insomnia
When I want to go to sleep, I must first get a whole menagerie of voices to shut up. You wouldn't believe what a racket they make in my room.
opponents literature cases
I and life: The case was settled chivalrously. The opponents parted without having made up.
loss style something-new
It is the style of idealism to console itself for the loss of something old with the ability to gape at something new.
life order world
The sound principle of a topsy-turvy lifestyle in the framework of an upside-down world order has stood every test.
passion epic masculine-and-feminine
Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram.
emptiness empty deals
A great deal of learning can be packed into an empty head.