Karl Kraus – 8 Quotes

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8 Quotes by Karl Kraus

 

Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis.

– Karl Kraus


Education is a crutch with which the foolish attack the wise to prove that they are not idiots.

– Karl Kraus


Education is what most receive, many pass on, and few possess.

– Karl Kraus


Sex education is legitimate in that girls cannot be taught soon enough how children don’t come into the world.

– Karl Kraus


Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust.

– Karl Kraus


If the reporter has killed our imagination with his truth, he threatens our life with his lies.

– Karl Kraus


Jealousy is a dog’s bark which attracts thieves.

– Karl Kraus


How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they see them in print.

– Karl Kraus