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For time flows on, and if it did not, it would be a bad prospect for those who do not sit at golden tables.

Bertolt Brecht

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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Contentment Country Sacrifice
One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly.
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Declaring Running War
I’m in good form, taking no interest in things, neglecting clothes, meals, company, and feeling calm and stable as I write.
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Clothes Feelings Writing
It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.
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Banker Clerk Fog
When something seems ‘the most obvious thing in the world’ it means that any attempt to understand the world has been given up.
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Mean World
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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Moving People Trouble
I don’t trust him. We’re friends.
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Friendship Negative Trust
The fanatics for progress often have too little appreciation of the existing.
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Appreciation Littles Progress
A theater without beer is just a museum
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Beer Museums Theater
Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came? Why then, the war would come to you!
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Politics Suppose War
Sometimes it’s more important to be human, than to have good taste.
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Important Sometimes Taste
It’s all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.
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Ahead Literature Travel
The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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Comfortable Dog Newspaper Planting Shoe Singing
Little changes are the enemies of great changes.
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Change Enemy Littles
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
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Death Fear Life
If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
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Fun Inspirational Shows

For time flows on, and if it did not, it would be a bad prospect for those who do not sit at golden tables.

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For time flows on, and if it did not, it would be a bad prospect for those who do not sit at golden tables.

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