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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

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
Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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Art Fashion Mean
For once you must try not to shirk the facts: mankind is kept alive by bestial acts.
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Alive Sex Trying
Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came? Why then, the war would come to you!
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Politics Suppose War
None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
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Acting Men People
Schoenberg is too melodious for me, too sweet.
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Musical Schoenberg Sweet
If you fight you might lose, if you don’t you have already lost.
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Fighting Lost
When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain.
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Collapse House Littles
Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
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Change Moving Stay Strong
The rain Never falls upwards. When the wound Stops hurting What hurts is The scar.
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Fall Hurt Rain
When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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Common Folk Leader War
Come in, dear wind, and be our guest You too have neither home nor rest.
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Guest Home Wind
There are a few things that’ll move people to pity, a few, but the trouble is, when they’ve been used several times, they no longer work.
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Moving People Trouble
The fate of man is man.
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Fate Men Trust
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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Block Book Kings

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