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Who built the seven gates of Thebes? In the books are listed the names of kings. Did the kings heave up the building blocks?

Bertolt Brecht

Who has good luck is good, Who has bad luck is bad.
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Bad Good Luck
One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly.
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Declaring Running War
It’s all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.
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Ahead Literature Travel
Little changes are the enemies of great changes.
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Change Enemy Littles
The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
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Laughing Laughter Men
Things take indeed a wondrous turn When learned men do stoop to learn.
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Men Scholarship Turns
General, your bomber is powerful. It flies faster than a storm and carries more than an elephant. But it has one defect: It needs a mechanic. General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
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Bother Carries Defect Faster General Man Storm
What’s a joy to the one is a nightmare to the other.
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Joy Nightmare One Other
I opened the man’s skull and messed about with his brains. I saw how they patched fellows up, so as to cart them back to the Front as quickly as they could.
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Brains Cart Front Patch Skull
Those who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruling difficult, for ordinary folk.
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Contentment Country Sacrifice
There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
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Leadership Numbers Two
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
He who speaks of enemies , himself is the enemy.
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Enemy Himself Speak
Never believe on faith, see for yourself! What you yourself don’t learn you don’t know.
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Believe Knows Learn
None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
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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Adequately Great Recognized Understanding

Who built the seven gates of Thebes? In the books are listed the names of kings. Did the kings heave up the building blocks?

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Who built the seven gates of Thebes? In the books are listed the names of kings. Did the kings heave up the building blocks?

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