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Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.

Bertolt Brecht

What’s breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?
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Banking Breaking Literature Silence
Recently my fingers have developed a prejudice against comparatives. They all follow this pattern: a squirrel is smaller than a tree; a bird is more musical than a tree.
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Bird Perspective Squirrels
For what’s the use of talking with a man who has a disease and thinks about the stars?
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Men Stars Thinking
I don’t like where I’m going and I don’t like where I’ve been. Why am I in a hurry?
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Going Hurry Like
Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came? Why then, the war would come to you!
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Politics Suppose War
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
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Anger Dies Moral
He who fights, can lose. He who doesn’t fight, has already lost.
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Fighting Loses Lost
Life is short and so is money.
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Cute Life Money Short
Pleasures First look from morning’s window The rediscovered book Fascinated faces Snow, the change of the seasons
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Book Change Dog Morning
The righteous one has no sense of humor.
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Humor One Righteous Sense
Oh! Moon of Alabama We now must say good-bye We’ve lost our good old mama And must have whiskey Oh, you know why!
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Alabama Bye Moon
When the praying does no good, insurance does help.
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Helping Insurance Praying
When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.
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Fall Rain Summer
It’s all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.
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Ahead Literature Travel
As regards obstacles, the shortest distance between two points can be a curve.
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Curves Distance Two
Unfortunate the country that needs heroes!
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Country Hero Needs

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