It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.
BERTOLT BRECHTI don’t trust him. We’re friends.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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It is not enough to demand insight and informative images of reality from the theater. Our theater must stimulate a desire for understanding, a delight in changing reality.
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What rapture, oh, it is to know A good thing when you see it And having seen a good thing, oh, What rapture ’tis to flee it.
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It’s never too late for those whose time has come.
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When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.
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What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?
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One must live well to know what living is.
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You have to attack once the truth is too weak to defend itself.
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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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Grub first, then ethics.
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People are too durable, that’s their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.
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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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He who speaks of enemies , himself is the enemy.
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It’s all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.
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Pleasures First look from morning’s window The rediscovered book Fascinated faces Snow, the change of the seasons
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