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The headlong stream is termed violent But the river bed hemming it in is Termed violent by no one.

Bertolt Brecht

If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
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Fun Inspirational Shows
The storm that bends the birch trees Is held to be violent But how about the storm That bends the backs of the roadworkers?
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Storm Tree Violent
When the wound/ No longer hurts/ The scar does.
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Doe Hurt Scar
Unhappiness doesn’t grow on the chest like leprosy. Poverty won’t fall off the roof like a loose tile, no; poverty and unhappiness are man’s doing.
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Fall Men Tiles
Oh! Moon of Alabama We now must say good-bye We’ve lost our good old mama And must have whiskey Oh, you know why!
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Alabama Bye Moon
A 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.
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Giving Men Police Six Street Time
Those who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruling difficult, for ordinary folk.
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Contentment Country Sacrifice
Schoenberg is too melodious for me, too sweet.
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Musical Schoenberg Sweet
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
Right is its own defense.
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Defense Literature Own Right
There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
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Brain Division Labor
He who is still laughing is he who hasn’t heard the terrible news.
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Laughing News Terrible
I Who live in Los Angeles and not in London Find, on thinking about Hell, that it must be Still more like Los Angeles.
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About Country Live Place
Don’t tell me peace has broken out.
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Broken Out Peace
You don’t need to pray to God any more when there are storms in the sky, but you do have to be insured.
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God Sky Storm
Little changes are the enemies of great changes.
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Change Enemy Littles

The headlong stream is termed violent But the river bed hemming it in is Termed violent by no one.

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