Oh why do we not say the important things, it would be so easy, and we are damned because we do not.
BERTOLT BRECHTA man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he’ll give him sixpence. But the second time it’ll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he’ll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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For once you must try not to shirk the facts: mankind is kept alive by bestial acts.
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The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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Things take indeed a wondrous turn When learned men do stoop to learn.
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Come in, dear wind, and be our guest You too have neither home nor rest.
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People who understand everything get no stories.
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Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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First feed the face, then talk right and wrong.
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We attacked a foreign people and treated them like rebels. As you know, it’s all right to treat barbarians barbarically. It’s the desire to be barbaric that makes governments call their enemies barbarians.
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Fearful is the seductive power of goodness.
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You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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The finest plans are always ruined by the littleness of those who ought to carry them out, for emperor himself can actually be nothing.
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If art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors.
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