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The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.

Bertolt Brecht

Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
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Anger Dies Moral
Writers can’t write as fast as governments make wars; because to write demands thinking.
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Thinking War Writing
Why be a man when you can be a success?
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Inspirational Life Motivational
The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can’t do it all by themselves.
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Finest Spoil
I am a playwright. I show What I have seen. In the man markets I have seen how men are traded. That I show, I, the playwright.
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Men Show Traded
From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
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Clean Coffins Literature Underwear
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
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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Cheesy Funny Gone Good Morning
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
When the praying does no good, insurance does help.
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Helping Insurance Praying
Everyone needs help from everyone.
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Collaboration Helping Needs
Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties.
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Lying Running Writing
Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
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Poverty Wells Wise
Eats first, morals after.
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Eat Firsts Moral
On thinking about Hell, I gather My brother Shelley found it was a place Much like the city of London.
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Brother Cities Thinking
One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly.
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Declaring Running War

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