Karl Kraus
Karl Kraus
Karl Krauswas an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet. He directed his satire at the press, German culture, and German and Austrian politics. The Austrian author Stefan Zweig once called Kraus "the master of venomous ridicule"...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth28 April 1874
CountryAustria
cities vienna culture
The streets of Vienna are paved with culture, the streets of other cities with asphalt.
arrows opponents fit
I trim my opponents to fit my arrows.
marriage animal law
Since the law prohibits the keeping of wild animals and I get no enjoyment from pets, I prefer to remain unmarried.
mean political prostitution
Parliamentarianism means putting political prostitution in barracks.
repressed
Sexuality poorly repressed unsettles some families; well repressed, it unsettles the whole world.