Who does Not Know the Truth, is simply a Fool… Yet who Knows the Truth and Calls it a Lie, is a Criminal.
BERTOLT BRECHTThere are men who struggle for a day and they are good. There are men who struggle for a year and they are better. There are men who struggle many years, and they are better still. But there are those who struggle all their lives: These are the indispensable ones.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Grub first, then ethics.
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Unfortunate the country that needs heroes!
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Don’t be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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First the grub, then the morals.
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He who speaks of enemies , himself is the enemy.
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The righteous one has no sense of humor.
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A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
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When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.
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If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
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The mobilization order is already written out. Every day, to earn my daily bread I go to the market where lies are bought Hopefully I take up my place among the sellers.
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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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Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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If art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors.
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What they could do with ’round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization.
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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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Temptation to behave is terrible.
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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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All the gang of those who rule us Hope our quarrels never stop Helping them to split and fool us So they can remain on top.
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First feed the face, then talk right and wrong.
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From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
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No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
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On thinking about Hell, I gather My brother Shelley found it was a place Much like the city of London.
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Eats first, morals after.
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You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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