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When the praying does no good, insurance does help.

Bertolt Brecht

There must always be some who are brighter and some who are stupider, the latter make up for it by being better workers.
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Latter Stupidity Workers
Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.
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Peace Storm War Wind
There are times when you have to choose between being human and having good taste.
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Being Good Human Nature Taste
People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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Expected Good People Remain
Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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Mistake Wine Wisdom
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
Young Alexander conquered India. He alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Was there not even a cook in his army? Philip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed. Were there no other tears? Frederick the Great triumphed in the Seven Years War. Who Triumphed with him?
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Army War Years
From the start it has been the theatre’s business to entertain people … it needs no other passport than fun.
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Fun People Theatre
Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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Art Hammers Mirrors
The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.
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Errors Science Wisdom
Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.
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Bank Initiative Robbery
To those who does not know the world is on fire, I have nothing to say.
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Fire Nothing World
Of all the works of man I like best Those which have been used. The copper pots with their dents and flattened edges The knives and forks whose wooden handles Have been worn away by many hands: such forms Seemed to me the noblest.
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Approaching Folk Hands Knives Men
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
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Happiness Hero Land
In my view, the great and complicated things that go on in the world cannot be adequately recognized by people who do not use every possible aid to understanding.
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Adequately Great Recognized Understanding
The rain Never falls upwards. When the wound Stops hurting What hurts is The scar.
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Fall Hurt Rain

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