There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
BERTOLT BRECHTWhen evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out “stop!” When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Schoenberg is too melodious for me, too sweet.
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Love is the wish to give, not to receive.
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Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties.
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When the praying does no good, insurance does help.
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Love is also like a coconut which is good while it is fresh, but you have to spit it out when the juice is gone, what’s left tastes bitter.
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In my view, the great and complicated things that go on in the world cannot be adequately recognized by people who do not use every possible aid to understanding.
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Grub first, then ethics.
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Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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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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The human race tends to remember the abuses to which it has been subjected rather than the endearments. What’s left of kisses? Wounds, however, leave scars.
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Everyone needs help from everyone.
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Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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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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In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.
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Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear.
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