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A great deal of learning can be packed into an empty head.

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Karl Kraus
Age: 62 †
Born: 1874
Born: March 28
Died: 1936
Died: June 12
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Penalties serve to deter those who are not inclined to commit any crimes.
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Blushing, palpitations, a bad conscience--this is what you get if you haven't sinned.
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The triumph of morality: A thief who has broken into a bedroom claims his sense of shame had been outraged, and by threatening theoccupants with exposure of an immoral act he blackmails them into not bringing charges for burglary.
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Education is a crutch with which the foolish attack the wise to prove that they are not idiots.
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A good stylist should have narcissistic enjoyment as he works. He must be able to objectivize his work to such an extent that he catches himself feeling envious and has to jog his memory to find that he is himself the creator. In short, he must display that highest degree of objectivity which the world calls vanity.
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