In Berlin, things are serious but not hopeless. In Vienna, they are hopeless but not serious. - Karl Kraus

I have to do this, as long as it is at all possible; for if those who are obliged to look after commas had always made sure they were in the right place, then Shanghai would not be burning.

»Den Weltmarkt erobern«: Weil Händler so sprachen, mußten Krieger so handeln. Seitdem wird erobert, wenngleich nicht der Weltmarkt.

The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so they believe they are clever as he.