Only bad generals need heroes.
BERTOLT BRECHTI don’t trust him. We’re friends.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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We often do not know ourselves the grounds On which we act, though plain to others.
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Then I will tell you something. I do not believe in it. Forty years among men has consistently taught me that they are not amenable to commonsense.
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Eats first, morals after.
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No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
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Those who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruling difficult, for ordinary folk.
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Let nothing be called natural In an age of bloody confusion, Ordered disorder, planned caprice, And dehumanized humanity, lest all things Be held unalterable!
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The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can’t do it all by themselves.
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Literary works cannot be taken over like factories, or literary forms of expression like industrial methods.
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On thinking about Hell, I gather My brother Shelley found it was a place Much like the city of London.
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None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.
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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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In the contradiction lies the hope.
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When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war
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People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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People who understand everything get no stories.
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