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.

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

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

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

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

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

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

Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis.