Of all the works of man I like best Those which have been used. The copper pots with their dents and flattened edges The knives and forks whose wooden handles Have been worn away by many hands: such forms Seemed to me the noblest.
BERTOLT BRECHTMixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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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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He who fights, can lose. He who doesn’t fight, has already lost.
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Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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It was never decreed that a god mustn’t pay hotel bills.
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The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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First the grub, then the morals.
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Art and science work in quite different ways: agreed. But, bad as it may sound, I have to admit that I cannot get along as an artist without the use of one or two sciences. …
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First the pork chops, then morality
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Who has good luck is good, Who has bad luck is bad.
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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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The fanatics for progress often have too little appreciation of the existing.
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Don’t tell me peace has broken out.
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Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
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Pleasures First look from morning’s window The rediscovered book Fascinated faces Snow, the change of the seasons
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