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If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.

Bertolt Brecht

There must always be some who are brighter and some who are stupider, the latter make up for it by being better workers.
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Latter Stupidity Workers
Art and science work in quite different ways: agreed. But, bad as it may sound, I have to admit that I cannot get along as an artist without the use of one or two sciences. …
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Art Science Views Work
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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Belief Men Running
If art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors.
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Art Mirrors Special
Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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Art Hammers Mirrors
People who understand everything get no stories.
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People Stories Understand
Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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Art Fashion Mean
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
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Be Good Temptation Terrible
When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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Common Folk Leader War
Alas,we who wanted kindness, could not be kind ourselves.
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Be Kind Kindness Wanted
No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
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Demand Literature Long
The more innocent they are, the more they deserve to be shot.
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Deserve Innocent Shots
Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.
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Fortune Good Mighty Share
Poverty makes you wise but it’s a curse.
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Curse Poverty Wise
The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.
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Errors Science Wisdom
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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Crazy Literature Teacher

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