"The streets of Vienna are paved with culture, the streets of other cities with asphalt."
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Karl Kraus
Playwright, Journalist
Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer and satirist known for his sharp critiques of society, particularly in his influential work 'The Last Days of Mankind'.
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Karl Kraus
Playwright, Journalist
"Someone who can write aphorisms should not fritter away his time in essays."
Karl Kraus
Playwright, Journalist
"Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country."
Karl Kraus
Playwright, Journalist
"I had a terrible vision: I saw an encyclopedia walk up to a polymath and open him up."
Karl Kraus
Playwright, Journalist
"The sound principle of a topsy-turvy lifestyle in the framework of an upside-down world order has stood every test."
Karl Kraus
Playwright, Journalist
"An aphorism is never exactly true; it is either a half-truth or one-and-a-half truths."