01UndatedThe devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.Karl Kraus / quote ↗
02UndatedHow is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they see them in print.Karl Kraus / quote ↗
03UndatedWar: first, one hopes to win; then one expects the enemy to lose; then, one is satisfied that he too is suffering; in the end, one is surprised that everyone has lost.Karl Kraus / quote ↗
06UndatedChastity always takes its toll. In some it produces pimples; in others, sex laws.Karl Kraus / quote ↗
12UndatedHe who gladly does without the praise of the crowd will not miss the opportunity of becoming his own fan.Karl Kraus / quote ↗
15UndatedExperiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust.Karl Kraus / quote ↗
17UndatedIf the reporter has killed our imagination with his truth, he threatens our life with his lies.Karl Kraus / quote ↗
18UndatedSex education is legitimate in that girls cannot be taught soon enough how children don't come into the world.Karl Kraus / quote ↗
