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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

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There are people who can never forgive a beggar for their not having given him anything.

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I had a terrible vision: I saw an encyclopedia walk up to a polymath and open him up.

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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.

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Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

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Virginity is the ideal of those who want to deflower.

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

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Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match.

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A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer.

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Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.

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Biography

Nationality: Austrian

Type: Writer

Born: April 28th, 1874

Died: June 12th, 1936

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