Expect nothing. Today: that is your life.

— Kurt Tucholsky (1890–1935), Schriftsteller

Source: "Schnipsel", in: "Die Weltbühne", 15. September 1931, S. 140

Topics: Time & Transience, Meaning & Identity, Wisdom & Understanding

Occasions: For Reflection, New Year & New Beginnings

Kurt Tucholsky

Kurt Tucholsky (1890–1935) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller, Journalist und Satiriker der Weimarer Republik, der vor allem in Berlin, Paris und im schwedischen Exil tätig war. Als Autor und Herausgeber der Wochenschrift „Die Weltbühne“ kritisierte er Militarismus, Justiz sowie den aufkommenden Nationalsozialismus und löste mit radikal pazifistischen Äußerungen heftige Kontroversen aus. Für Bibelleser bieten seine prägnanten Beobachtungen zu Gewissen, Menschenwürde und moralischer Verantwortung einen ungeschönten säkularen Blick auf ethische Grundfragen.

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