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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

For the task assigned them Men aren’t smart enough or sly Any rogue can blind them With a clever lie.
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Clever Lying Smart
We need a type of theatre which not only releases the feelings, insights and impulses possible within the particular historical field of human relations in which the action takes place, but employs and encourages those thoughts and feelings which help transform the field itself.
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Feelings Historical Theatre
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
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Be Good Temptation Terrible
To those who does not know the world is on fire, I have nothing to say.
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Fire Nothing World
Impact lies in the vicinity of mistakes.
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Impact Lying Mistakes
Why be a man when you can be a success?
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Inspirational Life Motivational
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
Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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Features Hatred
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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Gone Love Sad Taste
You have to attack once the truth is too weak to defend itself.
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Defend Truth Weak
If art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors.
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Art Mirrors Special
What they could do with ’round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization.
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Peace Running War
Unhappiness doesn’t grow on the chest like leprosy. Poverty won’t fall off the roof like a loose tile, no; poverty and unhappiness are man’s doing.
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Fall Men Tiles
Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear.
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Fear Today Triumph
What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?
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Founding Funny Money Robbing
Who does Not Know the Truth, is simply a Fool… Yet who Knows the Truth and Calls it a Lie, is a Criminal.
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Criminals Doe Lying

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