Quote #50

You don't even live once.

More from Karl Kraus

  1. When the sun of culture is low, even dwarves will cast long shadows. (Wenn die Sonne der Kultur tief steht, werfen selbst Zwerge lange Scha…
  2. When someone behaves like a beast, he says: 'After all, one is only human.' But when he is treated like a beast, he says, 'After all, one i…
  3. To me all men are equal: there are jackasses everywhere, and I have the same contempt for them all.
  4. To be sure, the dog is loyal. But why, on that account, should we take him as an example? He is loyal to man, not to other dogs.
  5. The world has become uglier since it began to look into a mirror every day; so let us settle for the mirror image and do without an inspect…
  6. The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so that they believe they are as clever as he.
  7. The real truths are those that can be invented.
  8. The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people meaner.

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