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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

Whenever there are great virtues, it’s a sure sign something’s wrong.
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Great Something Virtue Wrong
There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
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Brain Division Labor
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
You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till you feed us, right and wrong can wait!
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May Philosophy Waiting
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
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Happiness Hero Land
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
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Death Fear Life
Schoenberg is too melodious for me, too sweet.
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Musical Schoenberg Sweet
Sometimes it’s more important to be human, than to have good taste.
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Important Sometimes Taste
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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Crazy Literature Teacher
Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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Democracy Favors Freedom
One must live well to know what living is.
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Knows Live Must Well
Alas,we who wanted kindness, could not be kind ourselves.
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Be Kind Kindness Wanted
Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.
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Light Planning Shining
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
There are times when you have to choose between being human and having good taste.
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Being Good Human Nature Taste
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
Our audience must experience not only the ways to free Prometheus, but be schooled in the very desire to free him. Theater must teach all the pleasures and joys of discovery, all the feelings of triumph associated with liberation.
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Audience Discovery Experience Joy Pleasure Schooled
A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he’ll give him sixpence. But the second time it’ll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he’ll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.
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Giving Men Police Six Street Time
Grub first, then ethics.
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Cooking First Food
Here today we huddle tight As the darkest heathens might The snow falls chilly on our skin The snow is forcing its way in. Hush, snow, come in with us to dwell: We were thrown out by Heaven as well.
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Fall Heaven Snow
What kind of times are they, when A talk about trees is almost a crime Because it implies silence about so many horrors?
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Kind Silence Tree
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
For what’s the use of talking with a man who has a disease and thinks about the stars?
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Men Stars Thinking
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
Writers can’t write as fast as governments make wars; because to write demands thinking.
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Thinking War Writing
As regards obstacles, the shortest distance between two points can be a curve.
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Curves Distance Two
Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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Boys Broken Girl Heart

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