Something ignoble, loathsome, undignified attends all associations between people and has been transferred to all objects, dwelling, tools, even the landscape itself.
BERTOLT BRECHTIn the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Who does Not Know the Truth, is simply a Fool… Yet who Knows the Truth and Calls it a Lie, is a Criminal.
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Here 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.
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None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.
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The right to happiness is fundamental; men live so little time and die alone.
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Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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The mill wheel turns, it turns forever, though what is uppermost remains not so.
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For what’s the use of talking with a man who has a disease and thinks about the stars?
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Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.
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Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
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Fearful is the seductive power of goodness.
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The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets (transparencies, film strips, etc.). Its main purpose is to place the staged events in their historical context.
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General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
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When you name yourself, you always name another.
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Eats first, morals after.
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There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
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