The headlong stream is termed violent But the river bed hemming it in is Termed violent by no one.
BERTOLT BRECHTHere today we huddle tight As the darkest heathens might The snow falls chilly on our skin The snow is forcing its way in. Hush, snow, come in with us to dwell: We were thrown out by Heaven as well.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
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Science knows only one commandment – contribute to science.
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All artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living.
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It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.
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It’s all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.
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Love is the wish to give, not to receive.
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Firebugs dragging their gasoline bottles are approaching the Academy of Arts, with a grin. And so, instead of embracing them, let us demand the freedom of the elbow to knock the bottles out of their filthy hands.
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Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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One must live well to know what living is.
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Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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The right to happiness is fundamental; men live so little time and die alone.
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Love is also like a coconut which is good while it is fresh, but you have to spit it out when the juice is gone, what’s left tastes bitter.
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Impact lies in the vicinity of mistakes.
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The war which is coming Is not the first one. There were Other wars before it. When the last one came to an end There were conquerors and conquered. Among the conquered the common people Starved. Among the conquerors The common people starved too.
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War is like love, it always finds a way.
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