Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear.
BERTOLT BRECHTShow them the red tail of a comet, fill them with black terror, and they will all come running out of their houses and break their legs. But tell them one sensible proposition, and support it with seven reasons, and they will simply laugh in your face.
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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 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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Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain.
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Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can’t do it all by themselves.
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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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He who is still laughing is he who hasn’t heard the terrible news.
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I’m in good form, taking no interest in things, neglecting clothes, meals, company, and feeling calm and stable as I write.
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Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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Who has good luck is good, Who has bad luck is bad.
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It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.
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People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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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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