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Category: Karl Kraus

Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust.

Wisdom, Savings, Experiences

Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis.

Art, Light, Analysis

No ideas and the ability to express them – that’s a journalist.

Ideas, Ability, Express

A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer.

writers, writing

He who gladly does without the praise of the crowd will not miss the opportunity of becoming his own fan.

praise, flattery

Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match.

fools, foolishness

In case of doubt decide in favor of what is correct.

doubts, uncertainties

My language is the common prostitute that I turn into a virgin.

writers-on-writing

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone’s slave.

cemocracy, humour

War: 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.

How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they see them in print.