When the praying does no good, insurance does help.
BERTOLT BRECHTEats first, morals after.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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For the task assigned them Men aren’t smart enough or sly Any rogue can blind them With a clever lie.
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General, your tank is a powerful vehicle it smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men. but it has one defect: it needs a driver.
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Spring is noticed, if at all By people sitting in railway trains.
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Let nothing be called natural In an age of bloody confusion, Ordered disorder, planned caprice, And dehumanized humanity, lest all things Be held unalterable!
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Grub first, then ethics.
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Schoenberg is too melodious for me, too sweet.
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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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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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Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
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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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Eats first, morals after.
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What a miserable thing life is: you’re in clover; only the clover isn’t good enough.
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What kind of times are they, when A talk about trees is almost a crime Because it implies silence about so many horrors?
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It is not enough to demand insight and informative images of reality from the theater. Our theater must stimulate a desire for understanding, a delight in changing reality.
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Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till you feed us, right and wrong can wait!
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You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.
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The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren’t always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.
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First the grub, then the morals.
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Don’t tell me peace has broken out.
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Terrible is the temptation to be good.
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Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.
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Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
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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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Each of us is the strongest one in his or her own skin. Characteristics should take off their hats to one another, instead of spitting in each other’s faces.
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