The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
BERTOLT BRECHTWhen the wound/ No longer hurts/ The scar does.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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The headlong stream is termed violent But the river bed hemming it in is Termed violent by no one.
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The fanatics for progress often have too little appreciation of the existing.
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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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Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.
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No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
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If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
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With drooping shoulders The majority sit hunched, their foreheads furrowed like Stony ground that has been repeatedly ploughed-up to no purpose.
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When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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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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Never believe on faith, see for yourself! What you yourself don’t learn you don’t know.
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Let nothing be called natural In an age of bloody confusion, Ordered disorder, planned caprice, And dehumanized humanity, lest all things Be held unalterable!
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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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…it is simplicity that is difficult to make.
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When 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.
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