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Pleasures First look from morning’s window The rediscovered book Fascinated faces Snow, the change of the seasons

Bertolt Brecht

Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
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Death Fear Life
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.
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Fall Rain Summer
You have to attack once the truth is too weak to defend itself.
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Defend Truth Weak
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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Crush Men Powerful
Who struggles can fail. Who doesn’t struggle has already failed!
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Diversity Justice Struggle
What’s a joy to the one is a nightmare to the other.
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Joy Nightmare One Other
There are men who struggle for a day and they are good. There are men who struggle for a year and they are better. There are men who struggle many years, and they are better still. But there are those who struggle all their lives: These are the indispensable ones.
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Men Struggle Years
Something ignoble, loathsome, undignified attends all associations between people and has been transferred to all objects, dwelling, tools, even the landscape itself.
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Dwelling Object People Tool
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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Fall Heaven Snow
We often do not know ourselves the grounds On which we act, though plain to others.
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Ground Knows Others Ourselves
In the contradiction lies the hope.
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Contradiction Hope Lying
If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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Join Race Rat
None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
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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Characteristics Each Face Spitting
Come in, dear wind, and be our guest You too have neither home nor rest.
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Guest Home Wind
Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.
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Fortune Good Mighty Share

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