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Young 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?

Bertolt Brecht

What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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Cheesy Funny Gone Good Morning
Recently my fingers have developed a prejudice against comparatives. They all follow this pattern: a squirrel is smaller than a tree; a bird is more musical than a tree.
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Bird Perspective Squirrels
Right is its own defense.
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Defense Literature Own Right
Don’t tell me peace has broken out.
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Broken Out Peace
One can describe the world of today to the people of today only if one describes it as capable of alteration.
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People Today World
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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Kind Silence Tree
Though the rich of this earth find no difficulty in creating misery, they can’t bear to see it.
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Bears Creating Earth
Unfortunate the country that needs heroes!
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Country Hero Needs
When you name yourself, you always name another.
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Always Another Names
What rapture, oh, it is to know A good thing when you see it And having seen a good thing, oh, What rapture ’tis to flee it.
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Good Knows Rapture Things
Sin is what is new, strong, surprising, strange. The theatre must take an interest in sin if the young are to be able to go there.
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Able Strong Theatre
The headlong stream is termed violent But the river bed hemming it in is Termed violent by no one.
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Bed Rivers Violent
Little changes are the enemies of great changes.
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Change Enemy Littles
Never believe on faith, see for yourself! What you yourself don’t learn you don’t know.
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Believe Knows Learn
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
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Death Fear Life
Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear.
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Fear Today Triumph

Young 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?

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