He who speaks of enemies , himself is the enemy.
BERTOLT BRECHTArt is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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You can’t write poems about trees when the woods are full of policemen.
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What’s breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?
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If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.
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Science knows only one commandment – contribute to science.
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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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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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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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First the grub, then the morals.
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When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war
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People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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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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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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If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can’t do it all by themselves.
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