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Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.

Bertolt Brecht

As regards obstacles, the shortest distance between two points can be a curve.
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Curves Distance Two
Would it not be simpler If the Government dissolved the people and elected another?
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Another Government People
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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Abuse Kissing Race
If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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Join Race Rat
I don’t trust him. We’re friends.
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Friendship Negative Trust
Great sport begins at a point where it has ceased to be healthy.
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Great Healthy Sports
One must live well to know what living is.
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Knows Live Must Well
Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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Art Hammers Mirrors
The rain Never falls upwards. When the wound Stops hurting What hurts is The scar.
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Fall Hurt Rain
Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must change.
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Order Reality Representation
None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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Features Hatred
I was called up in the war and sent to a hospital. I dressed wounds, applied iodine, gave enemas, did blood transfusions. If the doctor ordered: “Brecht, amputate a leg!”, I would reply, “Certainly, Your Excellency!”, and cut off the leg. If I was told, “Perform a trepanning!”
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Cutting Men Transfusion War
For art to be ‘unpolitical’ means only to ally itself with the ‘ruling’ group.
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Allies Art Mean
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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Become Doing Evil Invisible Suffering
Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.
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Bank Initiative Robbery

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