Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must change.
BERTOLT BRECHTYoung Alexander conquered India. He alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Was there not even a cook in his army? Philip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed. Were there no other tears? Frederick the Great triumphed in the Seven Years War. Who Triumphed with him?
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Grub first, then ethics.
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Great sport begins at a point where it has ceased to be healthy.
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Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.
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It was never decreed that a god mustn’t pay hotel bills.
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People who understand everything get no stories.
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Eats first, morals after.
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The right to happiness is fundamental; men live so little time and die alone.
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On thinking about Hell, I gather My brother Shelley found it was a place Much like the city of London.
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I don’t like where I’m going and I don’t like where I’ve been. Why am I in a hurry?
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In the contradiction lies the hope.
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But something’s missing.
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All artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living.
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People are too durable, that’s their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.
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Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
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