Young Alexander conquered India. He alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Was there not even a cook in his army? Philip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed. Were there no other tears? Frederick the Great triumphed in the Seven Years War. Who Triumphed with him?
BERTOLT BRECHTIt isn’t important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Even the most blockheaded bureaucrat, provided he loves peace, is a greater lover of the arts than any so-called art-lover who loves the arts of war.
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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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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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I opened the man’s skull and messed about with his brains. I saw how they patched fellows up, so as to cart them back to the Front as quickly as they could.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
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Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties.
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One must live well to know what living is.
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If you fight you might lose, if you don’t you have already lost.
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Alas,we who wanted kindness, could not be kind ourselves.
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Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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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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If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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With drooping shoulders The majority sit hunched, their foreheads furrowed like Stony ground that has been repeatedly ploughed-up to no purpose.
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Spring is noticed, if at all By people sitting in railway trains.
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