"The streets of Vienna are paved with culture, the streets of other cities with asphalt."
"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."
5 likes
Source: Karl Kraus (1976). “Half-truths & one-and-a-half truths: selected aphorisms”
About the author
Same author
More quotes by Karl Kraus
"Someone who can write aphorisms should not fritter away his time in essays."
"Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country."
"I had a terrible vision: I saw an encyclopedia walk up to a polymath and open him up."
"The sound principle of a topsy-turvy lifestyle in the framework of an upside-down world order has stood every test."
"An aphorism is never exactly true; it is either a half-truth or one-and-a-half truths."