Karl Kraus: Quotes about women

Karl Kraus was Czech playwright and publicist. Explore interesting quotes on women.

Karl Kraus: 188 quotes5 likes

“I am not for women but against men.”

Half-Truths and One-And-A-Half Truths (1976)

“The immorality of men triumphs over the amorality of women.”

Half-Truths and One-And-A-Half Truths (1976)

“There are women who are not beautiful but only look that way.”

Karl Kraus Sprüche und Widersprüche

Sprüche und Widersprüche (Dicta and Contradictions) (1909); as translated by Richard Hanser

“A "seducer" who boasts of initiating women into the mystery of love is like a stranger who arrives at a railroad station and offers to show the sights to a tourist guide.”

Half-Truths and One-And-A-Half Truths (1976)

“I like to hold a monologue with women. But a dialogue with myself is more stimulating.”

Half-Truths and One-And-A-Half Truths (1976)

“Many women would like to dream with men without sleeping with them. Someone should point out to them that this is utterly impossible.”

Half-Truths and One-And-A-Half Truths (1976)

“Women at least have elegant dresses. But what can men use to cover their emptiness?”

Half-Truths and One-And-A-Half Truths (1976)