Quotes by Austrian authors

Austrian FlagAustrian culture is understood for its unique blend of history, custom, and also technology, as well as its quotes reflect this abundant and varied heritage. From well-known theorists to precious artists, Austrian numbers have actually shared their wisdom and also understandings with the world, inspiring generations to find. Austrian quotes are commonly thought-provoking, funny, and also philosophical, providing a fresh point of view on life, love, and also whatever in between. Whether you are looking for inspiration, assistance, or merely an excellent laugh, Austrian quotes have something for every person. In this sense, they symbolize the essence of the country's rich as well as varied social practices.
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Small: Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one
Sigmund Freud
"Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one another"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: Education is what most receive, many pass on, and few possess
"Education is what most receive, many pass on, and few possess"
Karl Kraus, Writer
Small: There is no denying that Hitler and Stalin are alive today... they are waiting for us to forget, because this
Simon Wiesenthal
"There is no denying that Hitler and Stalin are alive today... they are waiting for us to forget, because this is what makes possible the resurrection of these two monsters"
Simon Wiesenthal, Activist
Small: After all, the ultimate goal of all research is not objectivity, but truth
"After all, the ultimate goal of all research is not objectivity, but truth"
Helene Deutsch, Psychologist
Small: Obviously one must hold oneself responsible for the evil impulses of ones dreams. In what other way can one de
Sigmund Freud
"Obviously one must hold oneself responsible for the evil impulses of one's dreams. In what other way can one deal with them? Unless the content of the dream rightly understood is inspired by alien spirits, it is part of my own being"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: Anatomy is destiny
Sigmund Freud
"Anatomy is destiny"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it
"Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it"
Karl Kraus, Writer
Small: What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
"What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing. I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn't think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know"
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Actor
Small: I believe with all my heart that America remains the great idea that inspires the world. It is a privilege to
Arnold Schwarzenegger
"I believe with all my heart that America remains 'the great idea' that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here"
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Actor
Small: Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the live
Arnold Schwarzenegger
"Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the lives and the world around you, its greatest reward is the enrichment and new meaning it will bring your own life"
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Actor
Small: Destiny smiles upon me but without making me the least bit happier
"Destiny smiles upon me but without making me the least bit happier"
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Small: I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding
"I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding"
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Small: One of the most misleading representational techniques in our language is the use of the word I.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"One of the most misleading representational techniques in our language is the use of the word 'I.'"
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosopher
Small: I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horses good nature that I am not thrown o
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horse's good nature that I am not thrown off at this very moment"
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosopher
Small: Philosophers are people who do violence, but have no army at their disposal, and so subjugate the world by loc
"Philosophers are people who do violence, but have no army at their disposal, and so subjugate the world by locking it into a system"
Robert Musil, Writer
Small: Human nerves quickly get accustomed to the most unusual conditions and circumstances and I noticed that quite
"Human nerves quickly get accustomed to the most unusual conditions and circumstances and I noticed that quite a number of men actually fell asleep from sheer exhaustion in the trenches, in spite of the roaring of the cannon about us and the whizzing of shrapnel over our heads"
Fritz Kreisler, Composer
Small: In choosing a hypothesis there is no virtue in being timid. I clearly would have been burned at the stake in a
"In choosing a hypothesis there is no virtue in being timid. I clearly would have been burned at the stake in another age"
Thomas Gold, Scientist
Small: On another level, I want to mention that I have a strong Jewish identity and - over the years - have been invo
"On another level, I want to mention that I have a strong Jewish identity and - over the years - have been involved in several Jewish projects, such as the establishment of a strong program of Judaic Studies at the University of California in San Diego"
Walter Kohn, Physicist
Small: Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite
"Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite"
Karl Popper, Philosopher
Small: But we dont have an example of a democratic society existing in a socialist economy - which is the only real a
"But we don't have an example of a democratic society existing in a socialist economy - which is the only real alternative to capitalism in the modern world"
Peter L. Berger, Sociologist
Small: A healthy social life is found only, when in the mirror of each soul the whole community finds its reflection,
"A healthy social life is found only, when in the mirror of each soul the whole community finds its reflection, and when in the whole community the virtue of each one is living"
Rudolf Steiner, Philosopher
Small: Easy mind, light heart. A mind that is too easy hides a heart that is too heavy
"Easy mind, light heart. A mind that is too easy hides a heart that is too heavy"
Franz Schubert, Composer
Small: War... is harmful, not only to the conquered but to the conqueror
"War... is harmful, not only to the conquered but to the conqueror"
Ludwig von Mises, Economist
Small: From the early days of European migration to America, in the 17th Century, the prototype of buildings was base
Harry Seidler
"From the early days of European migration to America, in the 17th Century, the prototype of buildings was based on English precedent, even if mostly translated into the locally available material in abundance: timber"
Harry Seidler, Architect
Small: To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has become the moral duty of literature
"To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has become the moral duty of literature"
Ernst Fischer, Writer
Small: I regard it in fact as the great advantage of the mathematical technique that it allows us to describe, by mea
"I regard it in fact as the great advantage of the mathematical technique that it allows us to describe, by means of algebraic equations, the general character of a pattern even where we are ignorant of the numerical values which will determine its particular manifestation"
Friedrich August von Hayek, Economist
Small: Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives
"Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives"
Viktor E. Frankl, Psychologist
Small: The psychoanalysis of neurotics has taught us to recognize the intimate connection between wetting the bed and
Sigmund Freud
"The psychoanalysis of neurotics has taught us to recognize the intimate connection between wetting the bed and the character trait of ambition"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine
Sigmund Freud
"Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thir
Sigmund Freud
"The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is "What does a woman want?""
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: The tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man... it constitutes the pow
Sigmund Freud
"The tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man... it constitutes the powerful obstacle to culture"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it comes to talking it away from t
Sigmund Freud
"Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it comes to talking it away from them they will defend it like a lioness her young"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind
Sigmund Freud
"The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: Like the physical, the psychical is not necessarily in reality what it appears to us to be
Sigmund Freud
"Like the physical, the psychical is not necessarily in reality what it appears to us to be"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: Yes, America is gigantic, but a gigantic mistake
Sigmund Freud
"Yes, America is gigantic, but a gigantic mistake"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness
Sigmund Freud
"Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization
Sigmund Freud
"The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water
Sigmund Freud
"The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: The first requisite of civilization is that of justice
Sigmund Freud
"The first requisite of civilization is that of justice"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightene
Sigmund Freud
"Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
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