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There are women who are not beautiful but only look that way.

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Karl Kraus
Age: 62 †
Born: 1874
Born: March 28
Died: 1936
Died: June 12
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
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I had a terrible vision: I saw an encyclopedia walk up to a polymath and open him up.
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An aphorism is never exactly true it is either a half-truth or one-and-a-half truths.
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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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He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent.
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Through my satire I make little people so big that afterwards they are worthy objects of my satire and no one can reproach me any longer.
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Religion, morality, and patriotism are feelings that are manifested only when they are outraged.
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The streets of Vienna are paved with culture, the streets of other cities with asphalt.
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Let language be the divining rod that finds the sources of thought.
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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
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Talent is often a defect in character.
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Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.
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In Berlin, things are serious but not hopeless. In Vienna, they are hopeless but not serious.
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News reports stand up as people, and people wither into editorials. Clichés walk around on two legs while men are having theirs shot off.
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You don't even live once.
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It is regarded as normal to consecrate virginity in general and to lust for its destruction in particular.
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My language is the common prostitute that I turn into a virgin.
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Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.
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I master only the language of others. Mine does with me what it wants.
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A journalist is stimulated by a deadline. He writes worse when he has time
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Psychology is as useless as directions for using poison.
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