333 Quotes by Karl Kraus

The world is a prison in which solitary confinement is preferable.

Wo nehm ich nur all die Zeit her, so viel nicht zu lesen?

Chastity always takes its toll. In some it produces pimples; in others, sex laws.

The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.

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

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

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.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

Es gibt Menschen, die es zeitlebens einem Bettler nachtragen, daß sie ihm nichts gegeben haben.