Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
BERTOLT BRECHTPeople cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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All artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living.
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He who fights, can lose. He who doesn’t fight, has already lost.
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If art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors.
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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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The fanatics for progress often have too little appreciation of the existing.
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Life is short and so is money.
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Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
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Temptation to behave is terrible.
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Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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Whenever there are great virtues, it’s a sure sign something’s wrong.
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First the pork chops, then morality
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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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The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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One must live well to know what living is.
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