Love and art do not embrace what is beautiful but what is made beautiful by this embrace.
Karl KrausTo me it's still a greater miracle when a fly flies than when a human being undertakes to do so.
Karl KrausThe discovery of the North Pole is one of those realities which could not be avoided. It is the wages which human perseverance pays itself when it thinks that something is taking too long. The world needed a discoverer of the North Pole, and in all areas of social activity, merit was less important here than opportunity.
Karl Kraus