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I am not for women but against men.

Karl Kraus

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Karl Kraus
Age: 62 †
Born: 1874
Born: March 28
Died: 1936
Died: June 12
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To have no ideas and being able to express them is the essence of journalism.
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A father's pride, laid on thick, has always made me wish that the fellow had at least experienced some pain during procreation.
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Many women would like to dream with men without sleeping with them. Someone should point out to them that this is utterly impossible.
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A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer.
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A great deal of learning can be packed into an empty head.
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Stupidity gets up early that is why events are accustomed to happening in the morning.
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If someone calls me vain and mean, I know that he trusts me and has something to confess to me.
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Blushing, palpitations, a bad conscience--this is what you get if you haven't sinned.
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Sentimental irony is a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves.
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There are women who are not beautiful but only look that way.
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The extraordinary ability of a woman to forget is not the same as the talent of a lady not to be able to remember.
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I can say with pride that I have spent days and nights not reading anything, and that with unflagging energy I use every moment toacquire gradually an encyclopedic lack of education.
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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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An artist should make concessions to the listener. That is why Bruckner dedicated one of his symphonies to the Good Lord.
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